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IRGC and U.S. exchanged strikes in the Strait of Hormuz and the region

The IRGC reported an attack on a U.S. naval drone in the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier, the U.S. reported the destruction of three Iranian oil tankers, while Tehran reported strikes on U.S. facilities in Jordan and Bahrain. The statements follow a series of mutual missile and drone attacks.

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IRGC and U.S. exchanged strikes in the Strait of Hormuz and the region
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Key points

  • The IRGC Navy said it attacked a U.S. military unmanned surface vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that was trying to enter a protected zone.
  • The IRGC reported a massive ballistic missile strike on a U.S. Marine Corps base in Jordan and the destruction of a large number of U.S. service members.
  • The Iranian Army reported a kamikaze drone strike on radar facilities and U.S. force concentration areas at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
  • The IRGC said that on September 1 its aerospace defense system shot down a U.S. MQ-9 drone over Iran's southern coast.

What changed

The new statement says the strike was part of the 29th phase of the same operation. Earlier, on August 30, U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. After that, the General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces warned that it would strike the source of any attack on Iranian territory.

Earlier

  • The IRGC had reported the destruction of three F-35s at Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan.
  • The U.S. struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island on August 30.
  • The General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces warned that it would strike the source of any attack on Iranian territory.

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