Reported claim

“US Central Command launched strikes against Iran on Monday at 4:45pm ET (20:45 GMT) aimed at degrading Iran's capacity to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.”

Strengthened after Al Jazeera News reported it.

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