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Iran Vows 'Immediate and Decisive' Response to U.S. Strikes
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Iran Vows 'Immediate and Decisive' Response to U.S. Strikes

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed an "immediate and decisive" response to U.S. strikes targeting their missile and drone facilities.
  • The U.S. stated its strikes were in response to Iran's attack on the M/V Ever Lovely commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The U.S. Central Command emphasized its commitment to ensuring safe passage for commercial shipping in the strategic waterway.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has declared that its response to recent U.S. strikes will be "immediate and decisive." The announcement, carried by Iranian state television, follows U.S. military actions targeting Iranian missile and drone storage facilities, as well as radar sites. The IRGC also reported repelling a U.S. military attack in the Sirik region, near the Strait of Hormuz, asserting full operational readiness.

our response this time will be unprecedented.

— Ebrahim al-FikarAn Iranian military official warned of Iran's reaction following the U.S. strikes.

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the strikes occurred Friday, characterizing them as a response to Iran's June 25 attack on the commercial vessel M/V Ever Lovely in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM stated that the strikes aimed to deter further hostile actions and ensure freedom of navigation in the vital maritime route. The command asserted that Iran's attack on the commercial ship violated a ceasefire and that Tehran's "unprovoked aggression" jeopardizes commercial shipping security, particularly amid increased maritime traffic through the Strait.

The U.S. military aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage facilities, as well as coastal radar sites, with the aim of deterring further hostile actions and ensuring the free navigation of the strategically important waterway.

— CENTCOMCENTCOM described the targets and objectives of the U.S. strikes.

CENTCOM reiterated its ongoing coordination for the safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, an Iranian military official, identified as Ebrahim al-Fikar, a representative of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned that Iran's reaction would be "unprecedented." The IRGC, which oversees Iran's tactical armed forces and its own elite corps, remains on high alert.

The U.S. strikes will be immediate and decisive.

— Iran's Revolutionary GuardsThe IRGC announced their planned response to the U.S. military actions.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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