The Iranian broadcaster IRIBciting a military official, said the Iranian military fired missiles at “enemy units” after “a US attack on an Iranian tanker in Straits of Hormuz». The official also reported that the “enemy units” were damaged and left the area.
The US military, for its part, said it stopped an Iranian-flagged oil tanker trying to sail to an Iranian port and said an F-18 fighter jet struck the ship’s rudder.
At the same time, his state media Iran reported explosions in Bandar Abbas and the Keshm Island. The news agency Mizan explained that the explosions heard in Keshm were caused by the air defense systems intercepting small drones.
Tasnim news agency reported that two drones were shot down by air defense systems in Bandar Abbas.
Fox News reported that the US hit both of those points. In particular, according to a Fox News reporter’s post on X, which cites a senior US official, the US military carried out airstrikes in Iran’s Qeshm and Bandar Abbas. According to the post, the official said the attacks did not mean a resumption of war.
Shortly after the blasts, a senior Iranian military official said the US violated the ceasefire by targeting an Iranian oil tanker and another ship entering the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, he accused the US of carrying out airstrikes on populated areas with the cooperation of some countries in the region and stressed that Iran would respond vigorously to any attack.
