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Summary The IRGC Aerospace Force said it would deliver a “heavy response” in the coming moments to what it called the enemy’s hostile actions. US CENTCOM said on Tuesday its forces began carrying out “self-defense strikes” against Iran at President Trump’s direction, calling the operation a proportional response to the downing of a US Apache helicopter. The statement came after local residents in Sirik port city in southern Iran reported hearing several explosions. Iran's foreign minister said on Tuesday the Islamic Republic's Armed Forces "are on constant alert for any violation of Iran’s airspace, land or waters,” after Iran shot...

Iranian opposition sources report U.S. strikes on multiple military targets in Iran.\ Iranian opposition sources report U.S. strikes on multiple Iranian military installations near the Strait of Hormuz. Reported targets include navy bases in Sirik and Jask, an air defense array in Bandar Abbas, and coastal missile batteries in Minab and Qeshm. Qeshm port was also reportedly struck. The strikes are said to have occurred a short time ago.

State-owned NIOC said that operations have begun to start injecting oil into the 1,000km Goreh-Jask pipeline, which will be inaugurated "in the near future." The 46-inch diameter pipeline connects Iran's southwest Bushehr province to Jask, on the country's southern Gulf of Oman coast. The Jask terminal will provide an alternative to the Kharg Island loading point — from where most Iranian crude is shipped — and smaller terminals Lavan, Sirri and Soroush, all of which are located further into the Mideast Gulf. Iranian condensate exports are served by the Assaluyeh terminal. Iran has overwhelmingly relied on Kharg Island for its...