After US Threat of Attack, Explosions Reported Around Strait of Hormuz
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- Iranian media reported multiple explosions near Qeshm Island and in the direction of the Strait of Hormuz as tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said the US military had launched new attacks against its targets in Iran.
More than five explosions were heard around the village of Mesen on Iran’s Qeshm Island, while four others were reported from the direction of the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media said.
The reports came as tensions between the United States and Iran rose again. The blasts were reported around the strategically important waterway, which lies near Qeshm Island.
The US Central Command, or CENTCOM, said the American military had begun new attacks against targets belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The reports placed the explosions and the US announcement in the same period of renewed confrontation between the two countries. Iranian media identified Qeshm Island and the surrounding area as the location of the reported blasts.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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