Fars News Agency reports three civilians were killed in a US pre-dawn strike on Iran's Hormozgan province. Iran's army spokesperson then vowed revenge and said the Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened through war and aggression.
Fars News Agency reported that three civilians were killed in a US pre-dawn strike on Iran's Hormozgan province, which borders the Strait of Hormuz. No further details were provided on the target or timing beyond the early-morning window.
In a subsequent statement covered by Israeli media quoting Iranian state-linked sources, the spokesperson for Iran's army said the Strait of Hormuz 'will never be reopened through war, terror, and aggression by the United States.' He added that 'respecting the rights of the Iranian people is the only way to reopen the Strait of Hormuz' and vowed to 'avenge the blood of the killed, especially the blood of the leader.'
The latest incident comes after weeks of escalating US-Iran military exchanges in the region, including a US announcement of a new wave of strikes against Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday (as The Zioneer reported at 00:39 Jerusalem). Prior reported casualties include eight IRGC personnel killed in earlier strikes on Bandar Abbas and Bushehr on July 8. The single-source nature of this morning's report — from Fars — means the civilian casualty count remains unverified by independent sources.
4 developments
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