US Central Command released footage of one of its recent strikes in southern Iran, according to a security channel. The same report quoted Iranian sources as saying no significant damage was caused to the base or equipment near the strike. The footage follows reports of explosions in the area overnight.
US Central Command released footage Saturday morning of one of its recent precision strikes in southern Iran, according to a security channel. The video, showing a target being hit, is the first official visual documentation of the US campaign in the region. Iranian sources quoted in the same report downplayed the damage, stating that no significant harm was caused to the base or equipment near the strike. The footage follows a night of confirmed US strikes and Iranian retaliation claims.
The sequence of events began Friday evening, when multiple explosions were reported across southern Iran around 23:20 Jerusalem, with a Hebrew-language security source describing any potential US strike as "measured and limited." At 23:39 Jerusalem, CENTCOM confirmed it had struck Iranian missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar installations in retaliation for an Iranian drone attack on the cargo vessel M/V Ever Lovely in the Strait of Hormuz. Simultaneously, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had struck American positions in response, though it provided no details. The claims remain unverified.
The US has conducted multiple waves of strikes against Iranian military infrastructure since early June, as The Zioneer reported on June 11 when a second wave of strikes hit southern Iran. The release of official footage may signal an effort to demonstrate the precision and limited nature of the campaign, amid ongoing tensions over freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
What remains open: The extent of damage from the US strikes is disputed, with Iran denying significant damage. The IRGC's claimed retaliatory strikes have not been independently confirmed, and no details on targets or casualties have emerged.
5 developments
- DevelopingReport: Second wave of US strikes hits southern Iran as new explosions heard
- DevelopingSeveral explosions heard across southern Iran — unverified reports suggest US response
- DevelopingIranian opposition source releases new footage of US strike in Fashvayeh
- ConfirmedState TV says calm returning to southern Iran after US strikes
Source and signal
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