US hits Iran missile systems, boats

13-Jul-2026

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According to Axios, citing a senior US official, American forces struck Iranian missile systems, air defence sites and small speedboats operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) at several locations around the strategic waterway.

Soon after the reported strikes, explosions were heard in Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas, while Iranian officials said nearby Qeshm Island had also come under attack. Qeshm Governor Hossein Amir Teymouri said 10 to 11 "enemy projectiles" had struck the island, adding that all the targets were military facilities and that no civilian casualties had been reported.