US jets attack Iranian naval vessels – media

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US jets attack Iranian naval vessels – media

The strikes reportedly occurred in the narrowest section of the Strait of Hormuz

US fighter jets have struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) speedboats as explosions were heard near the port of Bandar Abbas, Iranian media reported.

The reported attack occurred on Monday as US and Iranian negotiators arrived in Qatar in hopes of advancing stalled talks.

According to SNN, the attack on the Iranian vessels took place south of Larak Island, in the narrowest section of the Strait of Hormuz, which remains under a dual US-Iranian blockade. At least three Iranian sailors were killed, SNN said.

Media outlets also reported a series of explosions in Bandar Abbas, home to an Iranian naval base.

The Pentagon has not confirmed the strikes. Earlier, the US military warned that it would intervene in response to Iranian attacks on ships transiting the strait.

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Al Jazeera journalist Ali Hashem cited an Iranian official as saying that the IRGC targeted an unidentified vessel after US jets struck IRGC boats. The source added that gunfire was heard near Bandar Abbas.

Iran closed the vital shipping lane to vessels from “hostile countries” in response to the US and Israeli airstrikes launched on February 28. Last month, the US announced a blockade of Iranian ports.

The fragile truce reached between the US and Iran on April 8 has largely held, even as President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to resume the bombing campaign unless Iran agreed to his demands.

15 thoughts on “US jets attack Iranian naval vessels – media

  1. The reported attack occurred on Monday as US and Iranian negotiators arrived in Qatar in hopes of advancing stalled talks. Meanwhile according to SNN, the attack on the Iranian vessels took place south of Larak Island, in the narrowest section of the Strait of Hormuz, which remains under a dual US-Iranian blockade.

  2. Basically uS fighter jets have struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) speedboats as explosions were heard near the port of Bandar Abbas, Iranian media reported. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.

  3. Reading that according to SNN, the attack on the Iranian vessels took place south of Larak Island, in the narrowest section of the Strait of Hormuz, which remains under a dual US-Iranian blockade — hard to argue with the logic there.

  4. If uS fighter jets have struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) speedboats as explosions were heard near the port of Bandar Abbas, Iranian media reported, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.

  5. Reading that the reported attack occurred on Monday as US and Iranian negotiators arrived in Qatar in hopes of advancing stalled talks — hard to argue with the logic there.

  6. In other words media outlets also reported a series of explosions in Bandar Abbas, home to an Iranian naval base. Curious to see how this develops.

  7. On one hand uS fighter jets have struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) speedboats as explosions were heard near the port of Bandar Abbas, Iranian media reported. But at the same time the reported attack occurred on Monday as US and Iranian negotiators arrived in Qatar in hopes of advancing stalled talks.

  8. Basically the Pentagon has not confirmed the strikes. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.

  9. The detail about the reported attack occurred on Monday as US and Iranian negotiators arrived in Qatar in hopes of advancing stalled talks is something people should sit with.

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