According to Xinhua, the spiral of retaliation escalated between Tehran and Washington after the attack on a commercial ship on a vital shipping route.
Iran has launched retaliatory attacks on US military bases after attacks from Washington, said the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, elite units of the Iranian Armed Forces).
To respond to the assault, the IRGC navy forces launched attacks targeting US military positions in the area," Tasnim news agency quoted the military as saying.
Previously, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that it had conducted attacks on Iranian territory in response to an attack on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
