Iran Announces Preliminary Response to the US: Targeting 85 Key US Military Facilities

BlockBeats News, July 8th. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran issued a statement today accusing the United States of once again resorting to its usual treacherous behavior. The US military launched airstrikes early this morning on several coastal bases and civilian facilities in Hormozgan Province and the Mahshahr coastal area, openly violating the ceasefire agreement and disregarding the Islamic Esplanade Memorandum.

In response to this aggression, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy and Aerospace Force conducted joint missile and drone operations, destroying 85 key US military facilities located in Salman Port, the home of the Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, and Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait. Additionally, they shot down an MQ-9 enemy drone attempting to intervene.

Meanwhile, US President Trump posted a "US Military Strikes Iran" video on social media. The video shows ground facilities being hit, with flames and heavy smoke rising in the night. Trump did not provide any written explanation for the video, but later retweeted it with a user's post attached. The post read: "Breaking News: Large-scale attack on Iran." Earlier, US sources had reported that Trump, who was attending the NATO summit in Turkey, had approved a plan to strike Iran and issued the strike order.