US strikes IRGC targets in Iran as explosions reported in Bandar Abbas
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US CENTCOM confirmed strikes on IRGC targets in Iran on Tuesday, citing attempted attacks on commercial shipping and US service members.
US CENTCOM has confirmed that it has begun fresh strikes on IRGC targets in Iran at 12 pm in local time on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Iran's state broadcaster, IRIB, has reported that several explosions were heard at Iran's Bandar Abbas.
“Today at 12 p.m. ET, US forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran. The strikes follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region," said US CENTCOM in a post on the social media platform X.
According to an Al Jazeera report, which cites IRIB, five explosions were heard around Masan village in Qeshm, while four explosions were also heard from the Strait of Hormuz in Qeshm. According to the deputy political, security, and social affairs officer of the Hormozgan governorate in Bandar Abbas, no casualties have been reported.
According to Al Jazeera, which cites anonymous US officials, the attack on an IRGC target is still going on. According to Iranian state media IRNA, explosions were heard in Chabahar and Konarak. The Deputy Governor for Security and Law Enforcement of Sistan and Baluchestan Province said four projectiles struck Chabahar and Konarak.
“Expert investigations are underway to determine the details of the incident, potential damages, and further information,” said General Ali Khalil Abadi.
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Trump threatens Iran; "biggest" attacks are waiting
In a Truth Social post, US President Donald Trump said that there will be "much harder and higher level" attacks on Iran if it retaliates against these attacks.
"If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level, but it will not be the biggest attack of them all, that is waiting in the wings and, when it is over, there will be very little left of the Islamic Republic of Iran!," wrote Trump in a Truth Social post as US CENTCOM carried out attack on Iran.
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