US Fires 5,000-pound Bombs on Iranian Sites Near Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Central Command said the strikes targeted Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles along Iran’s coastline.

A person points at a page on the Marinetraffic website that shows commercial boats traffic on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz near the Iranian coast on March 4, 2026. Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. military said on March 17 that it had carried out strikes on hardened Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz using multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post on X the strikes struck Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles stationed along Iran’s coastline that “posed a risk to international shipping in the strait.”