Iran Launches Retaliatory Strikes Against U.S. Bases and Fifth Fleet

In a statement, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported that early Wednesday, the warmongering U.S. regime attacked several points in Jask, Sirik, and Qeshm under unfounded pretexts, damaging a telecommunications antenna in Sirik and destroying two water reservoirs in the Bamani district.

"In response to this vile enemy action, fighters of the IRGC Naval Force launched a drone attack against the Fifth Naval Fleet in Bahrain at 2:30 a.m.," the statement declared.

The IRGC made clear that clashes continue and the brave guardians of the Iranian nation are responding to enemy aggressions. "If hostile actions persist, more severe responses are forthcoming," it warned.

Drone attacks by the Army against U.S. bases in the region

Following the hostile actions of the American enemy, the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, for its part, launched a wave of drone attacks against U.S. bases and radar systems of the U.S. Fifth Fleet.

According to a statement, "in continuation of operations to counter the hostile and vandalistic actions of the terrorist American army against residents of the southern country, early today, the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in a reciprocal action, attacked with a wave of drones the American bases and radar systems of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, making them targets of its attacks."

Iran's response came after the U.S. launched new acts of aggression against southern Iranian areas amid a ceasefire, following its accusation that Iran shot down an AH-64 Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.

Iranian authorities and military forces have denied any involvement in the incident, warning that any act of aggression against the country will not go unpunished.

The U.S. and Israel launched a war of aggression against Iran on February 28. President Donald Trump declared a truce on April 8 after at least 100 waves of decisive and successful strikes launched by Iran against U.S. bases in the region and Israeli targets in occupied territories in retaliation for the unprovoked U.S. and Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic.

Tehran has repeatedly warned that it will respond to any aggression against its territory and has stated that, in the event of a new escalation, its reaction will be even more forceful than that recorded during the war.