Iran's IRGC attacks US Fifth Fleet headquarters, airbase, local media reports
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps has launched missile and drone attacks on the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters and an airbase in response to perceived U.S. aggression. The IRGC also targeted a vessel named Panaya, claiming it was in retaliation for an attack on an Iranian tanker. The IRGC warned that disrupting the security of the Strait of Hormuz would have serious consequences for the U.S. military.
- ▪The IRGC attacked the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters and an airbase using missiles and drones.
- ▪The attacks were reportedly in response to a U.S. strike on a communications tower near Qeshm Island.
- ▪The IRGC targeted a vessel named Panaya, claiming it was retaliation for an attack on an Iranian tanker.
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The USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20), flagship of the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet, arrives in Istanbul, Turkey, Aug. 18, 2023. Reuters-Yonhap Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps has attacked the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters and an airbase and helicopters in a regional country using missiles and drones, Iranian media reported on Wednesday, in response to what the IRGC described as a U.S. attack on an a communications tower south of Qeshm Island.IRGC navy also targeted a vessel it identified as Panaya with missiles in response to what it said was a U.S. attack on an Iranian tanker near the Strait of Hormuz with a projectile that damaged the engine room, Iranian media reported."Disrupting the security of the Strait of Hormuz will carry a heavy price for the U.S.
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