IRGC stated it targeted a base used by US forces at 4:50 am after US attacks on an Iranian target near the Strait of Hormuz. The strike was described as a response to an early morning US attack near Bandar Abbas airport. IRGC did not specify the base location, while Kuwait’s military said its air defenses were responding to an enemy attack. A US official said the US shot down four Iranian attack drones and struck a ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone. The official characterized the actions as defensive and intended to maintain a fragile ceasefire. Neither side indicated the ceasefire had collapsed despite repeated direct engagements.
"Following this morning's aggression by the invading US military against a location on the outskirts of Bandar Abbas Airport using aerial projectiles, the American air base that served as the source of the attack was targeted at 4:50 am (0120 GMT), the IRGC said on Thursday, according to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB."
"The IRGC did not provide details on the location of the base, though Kuwait's military said its air defences were responding to an enemy attack on Thursday. The IRGC said it targeted the base in response to what it described as an early morning US attack near Bandar Abbas airport, Tasnim news agency reported."
"An unnamed US official told the Reuters news agency that the US military shot down four Iranian attack drones and struck a ground control station in the port city of Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone. These actions were measured, purely defensive and intended to maintain the ceasefire, the official who requested anonymity said on Thursday."
"Despite the latest strikes, neither the US nor Iran is saying the ceasefire has collapsed. This is the third time since the ceasefire's announcement that they have directly engaged militarily, he noted."
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