The United States military attacked several Iranian air defense and radar systems around the Strait of Hormuz in Tuesday’s strikes, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said on X, citing an unnamed US official. Iranian media said after the strikes that explosions were heard in Qeshm and the eastern regions of Hormozgan, including in Kohstak, Sirik, and Minab.
US said to have launched 2nd wave of strikes in Iran
The United States launched a second wave of strikes in Iran, Axios reporter Barak Ravid reported, citing a US official. The attacks are aimed at air defense and radar systems, according to the official. Iranian media also reported new explosions near the southern city of Jask. According to the Mehr News Agency, residents in and around Jask heard additional blasts minutes after earlier reports confirmed attacks near Jask port and Koh-e-Mubarak. US Central Command (CENTCOM) earlier said it launched “self-defense” strikes against the country in response to a US Army Apache helicopter being allegedly shot down by Iran near the Strait of Hormuz.
Third US strike wave on Iran said to be underway
A third set of US strikes on Iran is underway, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said, citing an unnamed senior American official. Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency said explosions have been heard in Qeshm. Meanwhile, the Fars news agency reported that “several loud” blasts were heard in Bandar Abbas. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned the US earlier that Tehran wouldn’t leave any “attack or threat unanswered.”
Iranian CEO says US hit 2 water reservoirs in south
Hormozgan Water Company CEO Abdul Hamid Hamzehpour said Washington attacked “critical water distribution infrastructure” in southern Iran’s Sirik County, according to the country’s Mehr news agency. The attack destroyed two water reservoirs that “played a key role in supplying drinking water to the Bemani district and the city of Kohstak,” Hamzehpour said. These reservoirs were made up of a 500-cubic-meter tank and a 2,000-cubic-meter tank, he added. “Currently, the process of water distribution in all villages of Bemani district and the city of Kohtak has been stopped, and the operational and crisis management teams of Abfa are trying to take alternative measures to provide sustainable water,” the statement added.
Iran says it attacked US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it retaliated for Washington’s strikes on the country by targeting the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, according to the Fars news agency. The IRGC said it “launched a drone attack on Bahrain’s 5th Naval Fleet at 2:30 am” in response to the US attacks on Jask, Sirik, and Qeshm. These attacks damaged a telecommunication tower in Sirik and destroyed two water reservoirs in the city’s Bemani district, the statement said.
Iran strikes US base in Jordan
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched an attack targeting a United States military base in Jordan, Iran’s Fars News Agency reported. The outlet said the attack was carried out by the Guard’s missile units, but did not provide details on the damage. The strike follows an IRGC claim of striking the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and comes in direct response to what Washington described as a “self-defense” strike against Iran.
Kuwait says intercepting hostile aerial targets
Kuwait’s army said on Wednesday that its air defense forces are “currently intercepting hostile aerial targets.” The notice didn’t say where the targets were coming from. It came after Iran said it attacked the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and a US base in Jordan in retaliation for Washington’s “self-defense” strikes on the country.
Jordan intercepts 5 Iranian missiles
Jordanian armed forces said they successfully intercepted and brought down five Iranian missiles targeting Jordan’s Al-Azraq Air Base, Sky News reported. The military also added that the falling debris resulting from the operation caused no damage or injuries. This follows Iran’s attacks on United States targets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.