According to a report, the U.S. military struck more than 80 Iranian targets overnight, in retaliation for recent Iranian attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The report follows earlier CENTCOM confirmations of a large-scale strike.
The U.S. military struck more than 80 targets in Iran overnight, according to a report Wednesday morning, raising the count from the 80 targets CENTCOM had confirmed earlier. The strikes, which included over 60 IRGC fast boats, air defense systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, and anti-ship launch capabilities, were explicitly tied to Iran's recent attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Zioneer first reported the strikes at 00:09 Jerusalem Wednesday, with reports of sustained bombardment lasting over an hour. By 00:32, CENTCOM confirmed 'powerful strikes' in retaliation for the tanker attacks. At 00:50, the desk published multiple updates detailing the scope: initial unverified reports of 80 targets struck, followed by CENTCOM's confirmation of 80 targets including 60 IRGC boats, and later details that the strikes hit Bandar Abbas port, Qeshm Island, and Sirik Island. The U.S. Army subsequently specified that targets included air defense systems, coastal surveillance, surface-to-air missile batteries, anti-ship cruise missiles, and drone launch sites, with Iran reporting several wounded at Sirik Port. The latest report, at 08:00, raises the count to 'more than 80' and reaffirms the direct link to the Hormuz tanker attacks.
As The Zioneer reported on Sunday, June 28, the U.S. had previously struck 10 Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz in response to a drone attack on an oil tanker, with the IRGC retaliating with missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait. The current operation marks a significant escalation in both scale and stated rationale.
The specific targets and extent of damage remain unconfirmed, and no official Iranian casualty figures have been released beyond the earlier report of wounded at Sirik Port.
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