Explosions were heard in the Iranian city of Jask and the surrounding villages, according to Iranian state media outlet Mehr News, citing local residents' reports.
This is the second wave of explosions, with the first having been confirmed as US military strikes several hours earlier.
A short time after that, explosions were reportedly heard in Qeshm Island in southern Iran, in what various media outlets referred to as a third round of strikes.
US strikes Iran in response to attack of US helicopter
The United States began launching strikes against Iran on Tuesday evening, following the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Tuesday.
The United States began launching strikes against Iran on Tuesday evening, following the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, US President Donald Trump announced that the US "must respond" to Iran's downing of the helicopter.
“Last night, the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump described in a post on Truth Social. “The United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.”
No comments:
Post a Comment