US targets Iranian missile sites near Strait of Hormuz with 5,000-pound bomb

The United States military said Tuesday that it targeted sites along Iran's coastline near the Strait of Hormuz with "multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions". 

"The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait", the military's CENTCOM said in a statement. 

Hours ago, U.S. forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the… pic.twitter.com/hgCSFH0cqO

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 17, 2026