The United States has carried out strikes on Iranian missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz using GBU-72 bunker buster bombs. The targets included coastal facilities housing anti-ship cruise missiles. The strikes come as shipping traffic in the Strait has dropped by up to 97 percent, with at least 21 vessels reporting attacks or incidents since March 1. Eight seafarers have been killed, and thousands remain stranded. The GBU-72 is a precision-guided penetrator designed to destroy hardened underground targets. It follows earlier US use of the heavier GBU-57 bomb against Iranian nuclear facilities in 2025, highlighting the evolving military tactics.
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