A US airstrike on Iran’s coast late Friday triggered a swift retaliation by the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, which said it struck American military targets across the region.
In a statement, the IRGC said the US attack, carried out under the pretext that Iran had obstructed a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, constituted a violation of its commitments, adding that Washington has repeatedly breached agreements.
The IRGC stressed that, under Article 5 of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between Tehran and Washington, Iran is responsible for regulating maritime traffic in the strategic waterway, accusing the US of inciting tensions to undermine that arrangement.
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Ships are again turning around in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC Navy continues to broadcast that the strait is closed, warning that only vessels with Iranian permission may pass and threatening consequences for noncompliance.@_martinkelly_ pic.twitter.com/Vdmjx25YmD
“In response to this aggression, IRGC naval forces targeted US military deployment points,” the statement said.
It warned that “in the event of a repeat of aggression, our response will be more extensive.”
Earlier, US Central Command confirmed it had conducted strikes against targets in Iran, claiming the action was in response to what it described as a drone attack on the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel MV Ever Lovely near the Strait of Hormuz off Oman’s coast.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has published footage from Friday night’s wave of retaliatory strikes against Iran, showing the targeting of what appears to be a communication tower at Shahid Raahbar Naval Base, operated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC-N),… pic.twitter.com/12lgqdYD5X
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Source: Agencies and Iranian media (edited by Al-Manar)