Iran Claims Responsibility for Second Attack on US Fifth Fleet Base

June 6 (Local Time) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released a statement Thursday (June 6) that at 1:30 a.m. local time, four unauthorized oil tankers “goaded and directed by the U.S. military” attempted to illegally exit the Strait of Hormuz, disregarding warnings from the IRGC Navy. After the guard’s alert, one tanker was intercepted while the remaining vessels turned back. At 2:00 a.m. that same day, a U.S. drone fired on communication facilities in Iran’s Qeshm Island and Sirik Port, according to the statement. In response to the U.S. military’s aggression, the IRGC Aerospace Force immediately launched ballistic missiles, striking a U.S. Air Force base in Kuwait and key facilities of the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. The IRGC emphasized in the statement that it warned the enemy: “If such misconduct is repeated, a limited response will no longer suffice, and the enemy will have to bear the consequences of a complete halt to oil and gas exports through the Strait of Hormuz.” Source: CCTV International News