US Air Force strikes missile launcher on Iran’s Qeshm Island
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Zambian Observer
Illustrative image · Jaxon Matthew Willis · Pexels · Licence PexelsThe US Air Force struck a missile launcher on Iran’s Qeshm Island after missiles were fired from the area. A CENTCOM official, cited by the Faytuks Network, said US forces had been monitoring the site for a week and acted in response to the launches.
The US Air Force struck a missile launcher on Iran’s Qeshm Island after missiles were fired from the area, a US Central Command (CENTCOM) official told the Faytuks Network. The official said the strike took place “earlier this evening”, but the exact date cannot be established from the remarks reported by the Zambian Observer.
According to the official, US forces had been monitoring the site for a week and were ready to act in response to the launches. Qeshm Island lies in the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic passage for shipping and global oil exports.
The outlet describes the operation as a defensive, targeted action. The article also claims that Iranian forces, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, regularly use the island and nearby positions to threaten commercial traffic, but provides no independent evidence to verify these claims.
The strike comes after Iran said it was ready to retaliate against any US or Israeli attack, according to our article on Iran’s threat to retaliate.
