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US carries out strikes against Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

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  • The US military carried out strikes against Iranian targets, including Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps positions, according to US Central Command.
  • Iranian media reported explosions in Bandar Abbas, Sirik and Qeshm Island.
  • Centcom said the strikes responded to recent IRGC attempts to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and US troops in the region.

The United States launched several attacks against Iranian targets on Tuesday, according to the US Central Command, as tensions around commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz escalated.

Iranian media reported hearing explosions in the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirik, as well as on Qeshm Island. Centcom said the US operation targeted positions belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

“Today at 12 p.m. ET, US forces began striking targets belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran,” Centcom said in a post on X. “The strikes come in response to the IRGC’s recent attempts to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and US service members deployed in the region.”

The attacks followed a US strike on Sunday night against Iranian missile-launching platforms on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran reported two people killed and several wounded in that attack.

Tuesday’s operation marked the first US military attack against Iran since July 29, according to the report.

Today at 12 p.m. ET, US forces began striking targets belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran. The strikes come in response to the IRGC’s recent attempts to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and US service members deployed in the region.

— US Central CommandCentcom described the strikes as a response to alleged recent attacks targeting shipping and US troops.
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