A senior US official confirmed that American forces struck multiple Iranian air defense systems and small IRGC boats near the Strait of Hormuz about an hour ago, according to a report by journalist Barak Ravid. The strikes targeted air defense batteries and Revolutionary Guard vessels at several locations around the strategic waterway.
The United States carried out a fresh round of strikes on Iranian air defense systems and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) patrol boats near the Strait of Hormuz this evening, a senior US official confirmed to Israeli journalist Barak Ravid. The strikes, which occurred around 18:30 Jerusalem time, targeted multiple air defense batteries and small vessels at several locations around the strategic waterway.
This evening's operation follows an earlier round of US strikes earlier today. At 07:49 Jerusalem, a senior US official confirmed that IRGC racing boats and air defense systems had been struck at multiple sites near Hormuz — the first on-record American acknowledgment of that morning's strikes. The Zioneer reported that confirmation at the time.
Separately, at 19:13 Jerusalem, Iran claimed to have attacked US warships near the Strait of Hormuz, a report The Zioneer covered. That claim remains unverified by independent sources, and no details on damage or casualties have emerged.
The full extent of damage from tonight's strikes is not yet known, and Iranian authorities have not commented. The strikes are the latest in an ongoing US military campaign against Iranian military infrastructure in southern Iran, which has included repeated strikes on missile batteries, drone launch pads, and naval bases over the past month in response to Iranian attacks on commercial shipping and American forces.
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