US Launches 90-Minute Air Strikes on Iran’s Greater Tunb Island Amid Rising Tensions
The US military targeted Iranian defense and missile sites on Greater Tunb Island, escalating conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and causing significant casualties.
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The US military targeted Iranian defense and missile sites on Greater Tunb Island, escalating conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and causing significant casualties.
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