The Uhttps://youtu.be/Z35W6Kg1sX4nited States Central Command (CENTCOM) said it completed the “heavy wave” of strikes it launched against Iran earlier in response to yesterday’s “attempted missile attacks on US forces.” The strikes hit “dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran, including military command centers, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defense sites, and maritime capabilities,” CENTCOM said.
IRGC: The aggressor will be punished today
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement on Thursday warning that any country assisting the “aggressor” would face a “severe response” unless it changes its behavior, while vowing that “the aggressor will be punished today.” “The Strait of Hormuz is our territory, and the brave men of the IRGC Navy maintain firm control over it. No outsider coming from thousands of kilometers away will be allowed to interfere. With God’s help, the aggressor will be punished today,” the militia said in a statement posted by Tasnim. The IRGC added that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as long as the US threats and interference in regional maritime traffic continue. “Threats and interventions will only make the situation more complicated,” the group added.