Iran Revolutionary Guard Says It Repelled US Strike on Sirik Island

The US military launched airstrikes on key military facilities in mainland Iran in retaliation for attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran immediately disputed the operation's impact, saying its forces had repelled the US attack, as military tensions between the two countries intensified.

Walter Bloomberg reported on June 26 that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, said US forces struck Sirik Island near the Strait of Hormuz but that Iranian troops had successfully repelled the attack.

Reuters reported the same day that US Central Command said in a statement that American aircraft struck missile and drone storage facilities in Iran, along with coastal radar sites. CENTCOM described the airstrikes as a justified response to recent Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz area.

US authorities said the airstrike operation has concluded.