Eight Iranian Military Personnel Martyred in US Strikes
At least eight members of the Iranian Armed Forces—including the Iranian Army’s Air and Naval troops—were martyred in US raids on the Southern cities of Bandar Abbas and Bushehr
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Iranian Army said the servicemen were martyred after the "criminal aggression of the US terrorist army" targeted areas in Southern Iran in the early hours of Wednesday.“Following the criminal aggression of the US terrorist army against areas of Southern Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, eight brave men of the air and naval forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army in Bandar Abbas and Bushehr were martyred by enemy projectiles while defending their homeland,” the statement added.The martyred servicemen were identified as Captain Ali Moeini, Lieutenant Ali Mehdizadeh, Third Lieutenant Hamed Dorai, Steward Amir Hossein Ghasemi, Steward Alireza Zarei Sani, Steward Alireza Balideh, Steward Captain Shahab Omidi Bezi, and Sailor Mohammad Javad Ravanfar.
The United States carried out a fresh wave of military raids against Iranian targets on Wednesday.In response, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) conducted a joint missile and drone operation against 85 key US military installations at Port Salman, home to the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.Iran's Foreign Ministry stressed that US military strikes on Iranian coastal monitoring facilities constitute a "flagrant violation" of a Memorandum of Understanding that ended the recent war between the two countries, warning that Iran's Armed Forces will respond under the right to self-defense.
The Iranian Army vowed to continue resisting "until its last breath", stressing that it would avenge the blood of the martyrs of the Islamic Republic.
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