# US airstrikes target IRGC sites in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm after tanker attacks

US warplanes bombed IRGC sites in southern Iran after projectiles hit two Saudi oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

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US officials said on Tuesday that US military aircraft bombed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sites in southern Iran. [^1]

Al-Monitor reported citing sources in the Israeli leadership that the Israeli military plans to strike Iranian nuclear facilities if Tehran launches an attack on Israel first. [^2]

The airstrikes on Tuesday are the first by the US on the Iranian mainland in just over a month. [^3]

The US airstrikes on Tuesday came one day after two tankers laden with Saudi oil were struck by projectiles off the coast of Oman on Monday while attempting to traverse the Strait of Hormuz. [^4]

US Navy Capt. Timothy Hawkins told Al-Monitor on Monday that the strikes were preemptive to stop IRGC forces that were preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. [^5]

According to the sources, Israel is currently seeking to avoid a direct confrontation with Iran amid ongoing US strikes against the Islamic Republic. [^6]

In retaliation for the US strikes, Iranian forces struck US military targets in Jordan, Bahrain, and Iraq. [^7]

US Central Command reported a series of strikes against targets in Iran, including explosions along the country's southern coast, including on Qeshm Island and in several cities. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. US officials said on Tuesday that US military aircraft bombed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sites in southern Iran. (AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012, News)
2. Al-Monitor reported citing sources in the Israeli leadership that the Israeli military plans to strike Iranian nuclear facilities if Tehran launches an attack on Israel first. (TASS, News)
3. The airstrikes on Tuesday are the first by the US on the Iranian mainland in just over a month. (AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012, News)
4. The US airstrikes on Tuesday came one day after two tankers laden with Saudi oil were struck by projectiles off the coast of Oman on Monday while attempting to traverse the Strait of Hormuz. (AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012, News)
5. US Navy Capt. Timothy Hawkins told Al-Monitor on Monday that the strikes were preemptive to stop IRGC forces that were preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. (AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012, News)
6. According to the sources, Israel is currently seeking to avoid a direct confrontation with Iran amid ongoing US strikes against the Islamic Republic. (TASS, News)
7. In retaliation for the US strikes, Iranian forces struck US military targets in Jordan, Bahrain, and Iraq. (TASS, News)
8. US Central Command reported a series of strikes against targets in Iran, including explosions along the country's southern coast, including on Qeshm Island and in several cities. (TASS, News)

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