U.S. military begins strikes on IRGC targets in Iran
U.S. Central Command said the strikes followed alleged IRGC attempts to target shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. personnel.
Tehran, Iran. The U.S. military said it began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran at 1600 GMT on Tuesday.
U.S. Central Command said the operation followed recent attempted attacks attributed to the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and American service members deployed in the region.
U.S. statement
“The strikes follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region,” Central Command said in a statement on X.
This news item was generated automatically by Cyprus Inform from publicly available materials. Report an error →