US media: US military airstrikes on Iranian ports
According to Fox News Channel on the 7th, the US military launched airstrikes on Iran’s Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas Port that day.
The report said a US official told Fox News Channel reporters that this move neither means a restart of the war nor represents the end of the ceasefire agreement. In addition, the US military also attacked a naval checkpoint in Minab City, Hormozgan Province, southern Iran.
According to Iran’s Fars News Agency on the 7th, an explosion occurred near Bandar Abbas, Iran, that evening. During the exchange of fire between Iranian armed forces and the enemy, some commercial facilities in the nearby dock area were hit. (Reporters Huang Qiang, Xu Jianmei)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy claims to have repelled 3 US destroyers
According to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said in the early morning of the 8th that three US destroyers, after being hit by Iranian anti-ship ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones, were damaged and quickly withdrew from the waters near the Strait of Hormuz.
The US Central Command confirmed that three US warships were attacked by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz that day, and stated that the US military retaliated against the Iranian military facilities that launched the attack. (Reporters Chen Xiao, Sha Dati)
Trump: 3 US warships successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz, urging Iran to “quickly” sign an agreement
US President Trump said on the 7th that three US destroyers successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian attack. He also urged Iran to “quickly” sign an agreement, otherwise the US would strike with “more intense and more violent” means.
Trump posted on social media that three US destroyers had just “extremely smoothly” transited the Strait of Hormuz while under fire. These three destroyers were unscathed, but the Iranian side suffered heavy losses, with numerous small boats, missiles, and drones used by Iran for the attack all destroyed.
Trump said these three destroyers would rejoin the US maritime blockade operation and boasted, “This is truly a ‘wall of steel’.”
He also said, “If they do not quickly sign an agreement, the US will strike them heavily with more intense and more violent means.” (Reporters Huang Qiang, Xu Jianmei)
Loud noises come from western Tehran, capital of Iran
According to the Islamic Republic News Agency on the 7th, two loud noises were heard in the western area of Tehran, the capital of Iran, that night, followed by the sound of intensive anti-aircraft weapons firing within minutes.
Continuous explosions in Sirik area of Hormozgan Province, Iran
According to Iranian media reports, in the early morning of the 8th local time, continuous explosions were heard in the Sirik area of Hormozgan Province, southern Iran. (Reporters Chen Xiao, Sha Dati)
Iranian media: Situation near the Strait of Hormuz has returned to normal
According to Iran’s Press TV report in the early morning of the 8th, after several hours of exchange of fire, the situation on Iranian islands and coastal cities along the Strait of Hormuz has returned to normal.
The report did not further elaborate on the specific circumstances of the previous exchange of fire.
