The US military announced it struck targets in Iran in response to yesterday's attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the US Army's official statement. The confirmation follows earlier unverified reports of American strikes near the strategic waterway.
The US military has officially confirmed it executed strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday evening, retaliating for Iran's attack on a vessel in the strategic waterway a day earlier. The confirmation, issued by the US Army, transforms what had been a series of unverified claims into an on-record American operation.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Friday evening, senior US officials had confirmed to journalist Barak Ravid that American forces were actively striking Iranian targets in the area. The first confirmed reports of explosions at Iran's Sirik port emerged at around 23:36 Jerusalem time, followed by Axios reporting the strikes. The military's on-record statement now provides official attribution for what was previously attributed only to anonymous sources.
The strikes come against the backdrop of weeks of escalating friction in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran had claimed attacks on enemy forces near the waterway on June 11, and Iranian forces fired warning shots at US vessels on June 13. On June 10, CENTCOM struck an oil tanker attempting to breach a naval blockade in the strait. Iran's Mehr news agency reported earlier this month that the US had struck seven sites on Iran's southern coast, though that report remained unverified.
No details on the specific targets, scale of the operation, or damage assessment have been released by the US military. The Iranian response, if any, is not yet known.
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