The US armed forces carried out a series of strikes on the Iranian island of Sīrīk, located off the country’s southern coast. According to a Pentagon statement, the targets included observation towers and rocket launchers which, according to Washington, posed an immediate threat. In response, the command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the attack was repelled and promised a decisive response at a chosen time and in a chosen place.
The incident comes amid continuing tension between the two states and could lead to a new escalation in the region.
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