Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said on Thursday that it had retaliated against the latest US strikes in southern Iran by targeting the American military base from which they were launched, warning that its response to further US attacks would be “more decisive.”
The statement, published by Iranian state media, did not specify where the US base is located or how it was targeted.
The announcement came after a US official said on Wednesday that American forces conducted self-defence strikes in southern Iran for the second time in three days, knocking down four one-way attack drones launched by Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.
The drones, according to the official, threatened US forces in the region and the limited commercial maritime traffic passing through the strait, which Iran has effectively blockaded.
The Israeli military said on Thursday morning that it had launched more strikes against Hezbollah in Tyre, a city in southern Lebanon. The military had said late Wednesday that it was targeting what it described as the Iran-backed militia’s command centres there.
The Kuwait Army said Thursday morning that its air defences were intercepting hostile drones and missiles. The army’s statement on social media did not say how many drones and missiles were detected or where they came from.
The Treasury Department on Wednesday added Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority to its sanctions list. Iran launched the body last week to oversee the Strait of Hormuz, which it has effectively blockaded, including charges on passing ships.
The Treasury statement described the authority as an extortion attempt and warned that anyone cooperating with it would be at risk of sanctions violations. President Trump said Wednesday that he did not want the strait under Iran’s control.
