Southern Iranian province Hormozgan hit by 'enemy' military strike, Iran claims

Southern Iranian province Hormozgan hit by 'enemy' military strike, Iran claims

Iranian state media claimed on Tuesday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had carried out strikes destroying "enemy navigation systems" on Didamar island.

Iranian official sources said Sirik in the southern province of Hormozgan was hit by "an enemy" strike, state news agency IRNA reported on Thursday.IRNA said the strike was military in nature, without giving further details on damage or casualties.Iranian state media claimed on Tuesday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had carried out strikes destroying "enemy navigation systems" on Didamar island.Three sources with knowledge of the matter later confirmed to Reuters that Iran had attacked ship navigation systems on Didamar.Eisenkot meets with Netanyahu for briefing amid Iran tensionsThere have been reports of renewed tensions between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir over restarting military action against Iran. Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for a security and diplomatic briefing that lasted more than two hours and was also attended by the prime minister's military secretary.Following the meeting, the two issued a joint statement saying that Eisenkot had been briefed on the security and diplomatic challenges currently facing the State of Israel.Keshet Neev contributed to this report.

In brief

Iranian official sources said Sirik in the southern province of Hormozgan was hit by "an enemy" strike, state news agency IRNA reported on Thursday.IRNA said the strike was military in nature, without giving further details on damage or casualties.Iranian state media claimed on Tuesday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had carried out strikes destroying "enemy navigation systems" on Didamar island.Three sources with knowledge of the matter later confirmed to Reuters that Iran had attacked ship navigation systems on Didamar.Eisenkot meets with Netanyahu for briefing amid Iran tensionsThere have been reports of renewed tensions between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chie…

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