今晚美国东部时间晚上7:15，美国中央司令部部队开始发动本周第三轮对伊朗的打击，此前伊斯兰革命卫队部队公然袭击了悬挂塞浦路斯旗帜的集装箱船M/V GFS Galaxy，该船正在穿越霍尔木兹海峡。一名民用船员失踪，该船因船上火灾和严重的机舱损坏而无法继续航程。

在因先前对商船的袭击而被追究责任后，伊朗再次获得了展示遵守谅解备忘录的机会，但再次失败。

作为回应，美国通过继续削弱伊朗攻击民用海员和自由穿越海峡的商船的能力，来施加沉重代价。这些打击是在总司令的指示下进行的。

At 7:15 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching the third round of strikes this week against Iran after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces blatantly attacked M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. A civilian crew member is missing and the vessel is unable to continue the journey due to an onboard fire and significant engineroom damage.

Iran was provided yet another opportunity to demonstrate adherence to the Memorandum of Understanding after being held accountable for earlier attacks on commercial vessels but has again failed.

In response, the United States is imposing a heavy cost by continuing to degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the strait. The strikes are being carried out at the direction of the Commander in Chief.