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US military announces strikes against Iran

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The US Central Command said American forces began strikes against targets belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at noon local time.
  • CENTCOM said the action responded to recent attacks by the Revolutionary Guards on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and on US personnel in the region.
  • Iranian state television reported explosions near Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island, with no damage reported in the province at that time.

The US military said it had begun striking targets linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as explosions were reported near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

“Today at 12:00 (16:00 GMT), US forces began striking targets of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran,” the US Central Command said in a brief statement posted on X.

Today at 12:00 (16:00 GMT), US forces began striking targets of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran.

— US Central CommandThe command announced the start of the strikes in a statement posted on X.

CENTCOM said the strikes were intended to respond to “recent attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against US military personnel deployed in the region.”

Iranian state television reported several explosions in the south of the country, near Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island. The broadcaster said no damage had been reported in the province at that point.

recent attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against US military personnel deployed in the region

— US Central CommandCENTCOM gave its stated justification for the military action.
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