US and Iran trade strikes after tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz
The US has launched “powerful” strikes on Iran in response to attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (Centcom) said on Tuesday it had hit over 80 targets, including more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) small boats in the strait. Iranian state media said strikes hit Qeshm […] The post US and Iran trade strikes after tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz appeared first on The Namibian .
The US has launched “powerful” strikes on Iran in response to attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
US Central Command (Centcom) said on Tuesday it had hit over 80 targets, including more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) small boats in the strait.
Iranian state media said strikes hit Qeshm island, Bandar Abbas and Sirik, where people have been injured by shrapnel. Iran has not directly claimed responsibility for the attacks on the three tankers that led to the US launching strikes.
The IRGC said it had responded with retaliatory attacks on US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Missiles and drones were launched at “85 key US military facilities” in the two countries, including a US Navy headquarters and an air base in Kuwait, the IRGC said.
