Washington/Singapore, July 24 (SANA)The U.S. military said it carried out a new round of strikes against Iran overnight, targeting military command centers, drone storage facilities and other assets, as security tensions in the region continued to disrupt maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)said its forces had completed the 13th consecutive night of operations against Iran, striking what it described as military command facilities, unmanned aerial vehicle storage sites, communication networks, coastal surveillance systems and naval capabilities linked to threats against civilian sailors and commercial vessels.CENTCOM saidthe Strait of Hormuzremained open to international shipping despite recent Iranian attacks, adding that commercial vessels continued to transit the strategic waterway with support from U.S. forces.Meanwhile, vessel tracking data showed that oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to its lowest level in more than two months amid heightened security concerns and crude prices climbing above $100 per barrel.Data from energy analytics firm Kpler, cited by Reuters, showed that only one oil tanker passed through the strait on Thursday, compared with three vessels a day earlier, marking the lowest level since May 7. No oil tankers entered the waterway on the same day.The supertanker New Giant, carrying about 2 million barrels of Iraqi Basra crude, was the only tanker recorded leaving the strait on Thursday and is expected to arrive at China’s Rizhao port in mid-August, according to the data.At the same time, tanker traffic increased through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, with 32 vessels passing through on Thursday compared with 26 the previous day. Fourteen vessels were heading towardthe Red Sea, while 18 were departing towardthe Gulf of Aden.Kpler data showed that nine vessels leaving Bab al-Mandeb were carrying crude oil shipments, including two very large crude carriers bound for China.Separately, tracking data from Kpler and the London Stock Exchange Group showed that the petroleum products tanker Torm Innovation, carrying around 500,000 barrels of naphtha and traveling toward Asia, altered course toward the Suez Canal exit instead of continuing through Bab al-Mandeb.Regional trade sources told Reuters that rerouting vessels through the Suez Canal rather than Bab al-Mandeb could nearly triple travel times to Asian destinations.In another development,Saudi Aramcobegan offering additional crude oil cargoes for loading from Egypt’s Sidi Kerir port on the Mediterranean coast instead of its Red Sea terminals, as concerns over maritime security in the region persisted.The latest U.S. strikes came as Washington said it was responding to continued Iranian threats to navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy shipping routes.