Washington, June 28 (IANS) The United States carried out additional military strikes against multiple Iranian targets on Saturday after Tehran allegedly launched another drone attack on a commercial oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).The latest action came a day after US forces conducted retaliatory strikes following what Washington described as an Iranian attack on the commercial vessel M/V Ever Lovely. US officials said Iran was given an opportunity…
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Tehran, May 27 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened retaliation against the United States following American military strikes on Iranian missile launch sites and armed boats near the Strait of Hormuz.The IRGC also claimed that 25 vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours under its coordination and security protection.In a statement published by the IRGC’s official news outlet, Sepah News, the IRGC Navy said the vessels, including oil tanker…
Tehran, April 13 (IANS) The Navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said that any “erroneous” move by the “enemy” in the Strait of Hormuz will have deadly consequences.It issued the warning in a post on social media platform X, sharing “drone surveillance footage of the real situation in the Strait of Hormuz.”The IRGC’s Navy said all movements and non-movements in the Strait of Hormuz are under complete control of the Iranian armed forces, adding that, “Any erroneous maneuver will t…
Washington, March 18 (IANS) US forces have carried out fresh strikes on Iranian missile positions along the Strait of Hormuz, targeting what military officials described as a direct threat to international shipping, as Operation Epic Fury intensifies.US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the strikes involved “multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions” against “hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz.” It added that “the Iranian anti-ship cruis…