Hormuz tankers on fire, as US, Iran continue attacks: What’s the latest?
Additionally, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said “massive fires” had also broken out on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. The Mehr News...
Key points
- Additionally, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said “massive fires” had also broken out on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The Mehr News Agency said on Tuesday that several explosions were in the city of Abdanan in Iran’s western Ilam province, citing Abdanan Governor Behzad Nourmohammadi.
- Bahrain: The IRGC said on Tuesday that it destroyed a US air defence system and radar in Bahrain’s Muharraq area during its latest military operation.
- In a statement carried by the IRIB broadcaster, the IRGC also claimed that a coordinated missile and drone attack destroyed a US Patriot air defence system in Bahrain’s Al-Riffa.
What happened
Additionally, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said “massive fires” had also broken out on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. The Mehr News Agency said on Tuesday that several explosions were in the city of Abdanan in Iran’s western Ilam province, citing Abdanan Governor Behzad Nourmohammadi. Bahrain: The IRGC said on Tuesday that it destroyed a US air defence system and radar in Bahrain’s Muharraq area during its latest military operation. In a statement carried by the IRIB broadcaster, the IRGC also claimed that a coordinated missile and drone attack destroyed a US Patriot air defence system in Bahrain’s Al-Riffa. In a statement carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, the IRGC said the strikes hit a long-range radar site, a telecommunications centre, satellite receiving systems and a missile defence radar of the US military in Kuwait. Iran’s IRGC said on Tuesday that “massive fires” had broken out on two oil tankers that attempted to “pass through the unsafe southern route in the Strait of Hormuz” following an explosion.