US Central Command said Friday evening that its forces destroyed an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps observation tower, describing the operation as directly degrading the IRGC's ability to coordinate attacks on civilian crew members. The statement did not specify the location or timing of the operation.
US Central Command issued a statement Friday evening confirming that US forces destroyed an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) observation tower. The statement said the tower's destruction 'directly degrades IRGC's ability to coordinate attacks on innocent civilian crew members.' The location and timing of the operation were not disclosed in the brief statement.
The announcement follows earlier reports by The Zioneer on Friday that the US Army and CENTCOM had confirmed the tower's destruction. At 17:39 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the US Army said the tower's destruction 'harms Iran's ability to coordinate such attacks — and protects freedom of navigation.' At 18:23, CENTCOM itself described the tower as part of a maritime surveillance network used for decades to monitor and target commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
The latest statement appears to reinforce the same message, emphasizing the threat to civilian crew members. The operation is part of ongoing US military actions against IRGC assets in the region, which The Zioneer has covered extensively since June.
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