Iran Strikes US Fifth Fleet After Tanker Attack Near Strait of Hormuz

June 3, 2026 Uncategorized
IRGC says it targeted US military assets across the Gulf following renewed American attacks on Iranian territory. (Photos: Video grab)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Iran announced missile and drone strikes on US military assets across the Gulf after attacks on a tanker and Qeshm Island.

Key Developments

  • The IRGC said it launched missile and drone strikes against the US Fifth Fleet headquarters and other American military positions.
  • Tehran said the operation was a response to US attacks on an Iranian oil tanker and a communications tower on Qeshm Island.
  • Explosions were reported near Qeshm Island, while military activity and air defense operations were reported in Kuwait and Bahrain.

IRGC Announces Retaliatory Operation

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Wednesday that it had carried out missile and drone attacks against US military targets across the Gulf following what it described as renewed American aggression against Iranian territory and infrastructure.

In a statement, the IRGC said the operation was launched after a US strike damaged an Iranian oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz and another attack targeted a Revolutionary Guard communications tower south of Qeshm Island.

According to the statement, the US strike on the tanker caused damage to the vessel’s engine room.

The IRGC said its response involved coordinated operations by both its Aerospace Force and Naval Force against multiple US and allied targets in the region.

Fifth Fleet, Air Base and Vessel Targeted

The Revolutionary Guard said it targeted a vessel identified as the Panaya, which it described as belonging to the “American-Zionist enemy.”

“In response to this aggression and violation of the Strait of Hormuz regulations, a vessel belonging to the American Zionist enemy named Panaya was targeted by missiles from the IRGC Navy,” the IRGC Public Relations Office said.

The statement also claimed that Iranian forces struck a regional air base hosting US helicopters and launched missile and drone attacks against the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.

The IRGC said the attacks were intended as a direct response to US military actions against Iranian assets.

“We had previously warned that if aggression occurred, the response would be different and heavier, and we acted accordingly,” the statement said.

The Guard further warned that any future threat to navigation or security in the Strait of Hormuz would carry significant consequences for US forces operating in the region.

“We repeat: disrupting the security of the Strait of Hormuz will have a heavy price for the invading US military,” it added.

Explosions Reported near Qeshm Island

The announcement came as reports emerged of explosions near Iran’s Qeshm Island late Tuesday.

According to Mehr News Agency and local residents cited by Iranian media, several explosions were heard near the island’s southern coast, particularly in the vicinity of Suza and Masan.

Tasnim News Agency, citing local accounts and preliminary assessments by Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB, reported that a projectile may have struck an area of coastline between the city of Suza and the village of Masan.

The incidents occurred amid heightened military tensions in and around the Strait of Hormuz following recent US attacks and Iranian retaliatory operations.

Elsewhere in the Gulf, air defense systems were reportedly activated in Kuwait after missiles and drones were launched toward military facilities used by US forces.

Residents reported hearing loud explosions, while videos circulating online appeared to show interceptor missile debris falling near Kuwait City.

Iranian media also reported military activity involving Bahrain, where footage shared online appeared to show projectiles crossing the country’s airspace.

In a separate development, Tasnim reported that the Iranian Kurdish Komala party confirmed that its headquarters in the Alana Valley area northeast of Erbil had been targeted by an Iranian missile strike.

(PC, Al Mayadeen, Reuters, Iranian media)

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