US ends 11th consecutive night of airstrikes on Iran

Washington: The U.S. military said late on Tuesday ​it ended its latest round of strikes on Iran that marked the 11th consecutive night of American attacks.

Here are quotes and details:

* "CENTCOM assets targeted ‌Iranian military ⁠operations centers, maritime ⁠capabilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage facilities, and military logistics infrastructure to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz," the U.S. Central Command said in a statement.


* The strikes lasted about 75 minutes late on Tuesday, according to the U.S. military.

* Washington said ​Iran has attacked more than 30 commercial vessels ⁠transiting the ‌Strait of Hormuz in the last three months.

* ​The Iran ​war began when the U.S. and Israel ⁠attacked Iran on February 28 and Iran responded with its ​own strikes on Israel and Gulf states that ​host U.S. bases.

* U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks on Lebanon during the war have killed thousands and displaced millions.

* Fifty civilians have been killed and 500 wounded in the recent U.S. strikes on Iran, an Iranian health ministry official said.

* U.S. ‌troop deaths in the war have risen to 18 in recent days.

* On Monday, Trump vowed revenge against ​Iran after ​a deadly weekend for ⁠U.S. troops.

* Last week, Trump threatened to expand the targets being struck in Iran to include energy plants and bridges.

* The 1949 ​Geneva Conventions on humanitarian conduct in war prohibit attacks on sites considered essential for civilians.

* After Trump's past threats to strike such targets, international law experts in the U.S. said in April such attacks may amount to war crimes.