ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - US forces struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran on Tuesday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said, citing “attempted attacks” by the Corps on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and on American personnel deployed to the region. The strikes came as Iranian state media reported multiple explosions in southern Iran.
"Today at 12 p.m. ET, US forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran," CENTCOM said in a statement on X, adding that the strikes followed "attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region."
The statement came shortly after Iran's state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported explosions “east” of the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.
“More than five explosions were heard near the village of Masen on Qeshm Island” in the southern Hormozgan province, IRIB said, with “four additional blasts reported from the direction of the Strait of Hormuz.”
Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency cited the security and law enforcement deputy of Sistan and Baluchestan's provincial governor as confirming that “four projectiles” struck the coastal cities of Chabahar and Konarak in the southeastern province.
Meanwhile, American diplomatic missions in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region as well as in Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday urged US nationals in the region to “exercise heightened vigilance and be aware of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel disruptions,” citing “tensions” and a “complex” security environment “with the potential for unforeseen escalation.”
This is a developing story...
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