Summary: The US military said it launched strikes against Iranian military targets to disrupt its naval capabilities, amid a mutual military escalation that included the IRGC targeting two oil tankers and what it described as US bases in the region.
The Iranian Fars News Agency reported that members of a family of 3 members were killed in a US attack targeting Hormuzgan Governorate at dawn on Tuesday, while Iranian television said that five explosions occurred west of Bandar Abbas city in the south of the country.
The US military announced at dawn today that its forces completed the latest wave of strikes against Iran, in an operation that lasted 5 hours and targeted military positions, while Iran responded with attacks on targets in Bahrain and Jordan and two ships in Hormuz.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that the strikes were carried out using precision-guided munitions, and affected Iranian coastal defense systems, missile and drone sites, in addition to naval capabilities.
The statement added that the strikes included targets in the areas of Bushehr, Chabahar, Jask, Konark, Abu Musa and Bandar Abbas, noting that the purpose of this operation is "to further undermine Iran's ability to attack commercial navigation," while the Iranian army spokesman confirmed that "it will not be Reopening the Strait of Hormuz with war, evil moves and American aggressions. "
In a related context, Centcom pointed out that more than 50,000 US troops are currently deployed throughout the Middle East, stressing that US forces remain in a state of vigilance and high combat readiness.
For its part, the IRGC announced a series of attacks that it said resulted in the destruction of a control and surveillance center for drones, in addition to fuel tanks, a Patriot radar, an air control radar and an early warning radar system in the US Fifth Fleet. Bahrain, as well as weapons support warehouses, a communications center and a residence building for US forces at the Juffair base.
Warning sirens sounded in the country and the Bahraini Ministry of Interior called on citizens and residents to go to the nearest safe place.
On another field level, the UAE Ministry of Defense reported that "an Indian sailor was killed, and 8 (6 Indians and 2 Ukrainians) were injured, including 4 seriously, after two national tankers,"Mombasa "and" Bahia", were targeted by Iranian cruise missiles in the southern passage of the Strait of Hormuz with water Regional Omani".
Original source: www.aljazeera.net
