Tehran retaliates for ‘defensive’ US strike on Iranian island (VIDEOS)
US forces have struck Iranian coastal radar sites after intercepting four drones over the Strait of Hormuz Read Full Article at RT.com
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American forces targeted Qeshm Island for the second time this week to prevent an alleged “immediate” drone threat
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said it targeted American military assets in the region, after the US Department of War carried out strikes against Iranian installations on Qeshm Island and in the coastal county of Sirik.
American forces intercepted “four Iranian one-way attack drones” launched toward the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command said on X on Friday, claiming the drones posed “an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic.”
“US forces subsequently struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island to defend against further attacks,” CENTCOM said. It added that American forces remain “postured to respond to unjustified Iranian aggression in self-defense.”
Iran retaliated hours later, targeting “two US air bases in Kuwait and the remaining important facilities in the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain” with ballistic missiles, according to the IRGC. Authorities in both countries reported that their air defenses engaged incoming threats, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
