A man is passing in front of a large screen showing ship movements in the Strait of Hormuz. AFP Yonhap News The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) launched additional attacks against Iran on the 12th (local time). CENTCOM announced on this day, “At 5 p.m. Eastern time, we launched additional airstrikes to weaken Iran’s ability to attack civilian merchant ships and sailors freely passing through the Strait of Hormuz.”