US and Iran trade strikes around the Strait of Hormuz
A US drone downed, rocket launchers bombed on an Iranian island, and Iran claiming strikes on US bases in Jordan.
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Let's catch you up on a busy few hours, and most of it centers on the Strait of Hormuz. Overnight, US forces bombed two rocket launchers on Larak Island, an Iranian island in the strait. A few hours later, Iran says it shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over those same waters, sending it into the Gulf. Nobody was hurt — it's an unmanned aircraft — but it's a direct exchange between Washington and Tehran. And it may not stop there. Iran's Revolutionary Guard also claims it hit two US air bases in Jordan with ballistic missiles and drones. No casualties reported there either, and so far that's Iran's claim. Elsewhere, a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Zaporizhzhia, injuring two people including a child, while Russia says it downed more than thirty drones over the Rostov region. In the West Bank, two Palestinians were killed during an Israeli raid in Nablus. And in Nigeria, troops killed a terrorist commander known as Smally in Katsina state. We'll keep tracking it all as it develops.
Hormuz flashpoint
The biggest story overnight is the Strait of Hormuz. Iran says its forces hit a US MQ-9 Reaper drone with missile fire, sending it down into the Gulf. The Revolutionary Guard says the same thing, and Iranian state media and Middle East Eye both report the drone was brought down over the strait. No casualties are reported.
That didn't happen in isolation. A few hours earlier, US forces struck two rocket launchers on Larak Island, an Iranian island in the strait. Both Al-Monitor and El Pais confirm the strike. So you've got a direct exchange: American bombs on Iranian launchers, then an American drone in the water.
Iran claims strikes in Jordan
Iran's Revolutionary Guard also says it hit two US air bases in Jordan with ballistic missiles and drones. The bases named are Al Azraq and Malek Hussein. No casualties have been reported, and so far the claim comes from the Iranian side.
Taken together with the Hormuz incidents, this is a fast-moving back and forth between Washington and Tehran, all within a few hours in the early morning.
Ukraine, West Bank, Nigeria
Elsewhere, the war in Ukraine kept grinding on. A Russian drone hit an apartment building in Zaporizhzhia, injuring two people, including a child. And Russia says its air defenses shot down more than 30 drones over the Rostov region overnight.
In the West Bank, Israeli forces raided Nablus and two Palestinians were killed, according to Al Jazeera. And in Nigeria, the Joint Task Force says its troops killed a terrorist commander known as 'Smally' during an operation in Katsina state, recovering weapons as well.
Questions people ask
Was anyone hurt when the US drone went down?
No casualties have been reported. The MQ-9 Reaper is an unmanned drone, and Iran says it crashed into the Gulf after being hit by missile fire.
What did the US hit in Iran?
US forces struck two rocket launchers on Larak Island, an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes were confirmed by Al-Monitor and El Pais, with no casualties reported.
Did Iran really strike US bases in Jordan?
That's the claim from Iran's Revolutionary Guard. It says it hit the Al Azraq and Malek Hussein air bases with ballistic missiles and drones. No casualties have been reported and there's no independent confirmation in the incidents so far.
The incidents in this briefing
Every incident summarised above, in the order it was reported. Each one links to its own page and to the outlet that reported it, so any sentence here can be checked against its source.
- Iran claims downing US drone over Strait of Hormuz · Anadolu Agency
- US MQ-9 drone downed over Hormuz Strait · Middle East Eye
- Nigerian troops kill terrorist commander 'Smally' in Katsina · AllAfrica
- More than 30 drones shot down over Rostov region · Interfax (Russia)
- US MQ-9 drone shot down over Strait of Hormuz · IRNA
- Russian drone hits apartment building in Zaporizhzhia, two injured · Ukrinform
- Two Palestinians killed during Israeli raid in Nablus · Al Jazeera
- U.S. forces strike two rocket launchers on Iran's Larak Island · Al-Monitor
- US bombs launchers on Larak Island · El Pais Internacional
- IRGC claims missile and drone attack on US bases in Jordan · Afghanistan International
This briefing was written by an automated reporter from 10 incident reports already published on this site. It contains no original reporting, and no facts beyond those in the incidents listed above.
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