The Iranian army said Wednesday evening that eight fighters from its navy and air force were killed in American strikes overnight. The announcement follows earlier reports of casualties from the sustained bombardment of IRGC naval assets and air defenses near the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iranian army's official announcement Wednesday evening confirmed that eight members of its navy and air force were killed in American strikes overnight, providing the first direct confirmation from the army's own command. The statement, released at 22:22 Jerusalem, comes after a day of escalating reports from Iranian sources.
The first reports of heavy US strikes in southern Iran appeared at 00:07 Jerusalem Wednesday, with multiple aerial refuelers active. Unverified reports of casualties soon followed. By 00:07, Iranian state television reported that eight military personnel had been killed. Over the next minutes, a spokesman confirmed the deaths in Bandar Abbas and Bushehr, and state TV provided a breakdown of six army soldiers and two IRGC members killed. The military then issued a statement identifying eight personnel, mostly navy officers, and later a poster listing the eliminated was circulated. The army's announcement at 22:22 Jerusalem is the latest official confirmation.
As The Zioneer has reported, the US launched 49 Tomahawk missiles at Iranian targets overnight June 10-11, and Iran has claimed retaliatory strikes on US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, as well as on the Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. The exchanges have continued for weeks, with the US focusing on IRGC naval assets and air defenses near the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iranian army did not disclose the specific locations of the fatalities. The casualty figures remain unverified by independent sources, and US officials have not commented on the reported toll.
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