The attack, carried out with six drones against the radar system at the Al-Riffa helicopter base, marked the second phase of the “decisive and crushing” retaliatory response to the U.S. Army’s “flagrant aggression” against Iran, the IRGC said in a statement posted on its official news outlet Sepah News.
It added that the United States, “which has faced complete failure in its plan to smuggle oil in the Strait of Hormuz under the guise of escorting ships,” is now attempting to divert global public attention through “small and misguided” actions from the reality that the strait is closed.
“Any aggression by the U.S. enemy will be met with a harsher and more crushing response,” the IRGC added.
Also on Sunday, the IRGC Navy said that two “violating” oil tankers attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz through an “unauthorized” route had exploded and caught fire after hitting naval mines.
The oil tankers had turned off their navigation and automatic identification systems and attempted to transit the waterway “stealthily,” the navy said in a statement.
Two other tankers that intended to cross the strait “surreptitiously” changed course and returned to the Persian Gulf waters after receiving warnings from the IRGC Navy’s maritime traffic control in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran tightened its control over the strait on Feb. 28, barring safe passage of vessels belonging to or affiliated with Israel and the United States following their joint strikes on Iranian territory.
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