Iran media says military launches 'decisive operation' against US targets
Iran media says military launches 'decisive operation' against US targets Iranian media reported that the country's military has launched a "decisive operation" against US targets in the region on Tuesday, in response to Washington's fresh round of strikes on Iran. "Decisive operation by Iran's armed forces in response to the US enemy has begun. The US bases and interests in the region are being…
On Tuesday, American forces initiated additional strikes against Iran, according to a statement released by US Central Command. The US attributed the attacks to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for recent assaults on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and American personnel stationed in the area. Subsequently, President Donald Trump announced that Iran would face further retaliation if it engaged in defense measures.
Iranian news agencies reported retaliatory missile and drone strikes targeting US bases and interests in the region. The conflict follows the first known US strikes on Iran since late July, when forces targeted two rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait. Iran's state media claimed that four projectiles struck the provinces of Chabahar and Konarak.
US forces commenced strikes on IRGC targets at 12:00 ET (16:00 GMT) on Tuesday. Iranian state-run IRIB outlet also reported explosions at an airport in Jiroft, while Tasnim news agency detailed several explosions on Qeshm Island, Konarak, and Bandar Abbas. Trump attributed Tuesday's substantial strikes to Iran's targeting of a US military base in Jordan, adding that the nation had failed to deploy sea mines in the Strait.
He further asserted that a larger-scale attack was imminent. The US and Israel executed broad-based strikes on Iran on February 28, with Iran responding by targeting Israel, US bases, and allied states in the Gulf, effectively blocking the Strait of Hormuz from maritime traffic. The Memorandum of Understanding, a US-Iran agreement to extend a ceasefire between the two nations, expired in June, leading to the escalation of hostilities.
Both the US and Iran have engaged in attacks on shipping, with Tehran targeting vessels suspected of attempting to cross the Strait without authorization and the US enforcing a naval blockade of Iranian ports. Washington has also unveiled a fresh sanctions campaign on August 24 to further isolate Tehran and broaden secondary sanctions against its allies.
Iranian officials and state media largely dismissed the campaign as an extension of previous US economic measures, which they claim followed Washington's military failure in the recent conflict. However, on Tuesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reportedly stated in state media that if the US recommitted to the agreement, Iran would reciprocate.
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