Ammon News - Iranian media outlets reported fresh attacks in areas near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as US forces carried out what President Donald Trump described as retaliatory strikes over a downed helicopter.

Explosions were heard on Qeshm Island and in the port city of Bandar Abbas on Iran's southern coast in the early hours of Wednesday, the Mehr and Fars news agencies posted on Telegram.

The US military said late Tuesday that it had "completed" its retaliatory strikes against Iran over the downing of an attack helicopter.

US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees American forces in the Middle East, said on X that it had "completed self-defense strikes against Iran."

"CENTCOM forces struck Iranian air defense, ground control stations, and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz with precision munitions from US Air Force and Navy fighter jets," the post said.


AFP