IRGC says it struck U.S. base
Iran warns of more retaliation amid renewed Hormuz tensions
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps said it carried out strikes on a U.S. air base in retaliation for earlier U.S. strikes near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Iranian state and semi‑official outlets reported. The IRGC statement said the retaliatory strike struck a U.S. facility at 04:50 local time after the United States fired aerial projectiles at an area close to Bandar Abbas airport; three explosions were reported east of the city near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s foreign ministry condemned what it described as U.S. military aggression, repeated violations of the ceasefire and threatening rhetoric from Washington and its regional partners.
Iranian officials, including the deputy foreign minister, warned of “proportionate” further responses to any continued U.S. provocations. The deputy minister and senior IRGC commanders framed the strike as a demonstration of the armed forces’ readiness and vowed decisive retaliation to future attacks, while stressing the strategic sensitivity of the Strait of Hormuz and pledging to prevent disruptions to maritime traffic by actors they deem hostile. Iran has also said it has restricted waterway access for vessels linked to countries it accuses of supporting recent hostilities.
U.S. media later reported the U.S. military had conducted its own strikes inside Iran against a site Washington said posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial shipping; the exchanges came amid a broader, highly volatile cycle of strikes and reprisals since the outbreak of open hostilities earlier this year. Iranian commanders said military units are at heightened readiness and announced plans to resume drills and training immediately after the conflict ends. The incidents underscore the fragility of a tenuous ceasefire and raise risks to regional security and commercial navigation through a corridor that handles a significant share of global oil and gas shipments.
