Breaking: CENTCOM launches self-defense strikes against Iran

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces launched self-defense strikes against the Islamic state at 5:00 p.m. ET today at the direction of our Commander in Chief, President Donald Trump. This comes in response to a downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter yesterday.

The mission is stupidly proportional to this unjustified aggression. I say stupidly because when someone hits you in the nose, you don't just hit him in the nose in retaliation--you beat the crap out of him. 

There were two servicemen in that helicopter that were rescued at sea and are doing fine.

CENTCOM described the strikes as defensive and would be proportional, as I stated.

There have been several explosions in the port city of Sirik and nearby areas of Hormozgan Province like Kuhestak and Minab, as Iranina media noted blasts in the area.

Sirik is a small, strategically located port town on Iran's southern coast in the Strait of Hormuz region.

Some reports also reference military activity near Bandar Abbas, a major Iranian naval port.

There are reports of many KC-135s flying over the Middle East as I write this, indicating a likely scenario where fighter aircraft are ready to go.

More details to follow.

What ceasefire?

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US Strikes Iranian Boats, Missile Launch Sites In 'Self Defense,' Says CENTCOM

TEHRAN — In what military officials are calling a masterclass in "measured restraint," the United States launched pinpoint strikes on Iranian boats and missile sites Tuesday, proving once again that nothing says "ongoing ceasefire" quite like explosions, shock and awe, and sinking vessels.

"US Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire," CENTCOM spokesperson Navy Captain Tim Hawkins said regarding the strikes.The US military carried out self-defense strikes in southern Iran against targets including boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, Fox News reported on Tuesday.

“US forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins said.

“US Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” he added.

According to reports, two Iranian boats were spotted laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, an act of aggression so shocking it only took the U.S. military a few hours to respond with overwhelming firepower. Forces also responded after a missile site had targeted US warplanes, said the official.

He also confirmed that the US struck a surface-to-air missile (SAM) site in Bandar Abbas, following reports of explosions in the city by Iranian media. Other explosions were reported close to Sirik and Jask, located near the strait, in what Iranian state media described as "totally normal Tuesday activities."

The official told Fox News that the strikes were "defensive," while two additional sources said that the strikes do not indicate that the ceasefire with Iran is over. Because nothing screams "ceasefire" like U.S. jets turning missile sites into parking lots.

Explosions were heard on Monday in various regions across the Strait of Hormuz, according to Fox. The official said that the US strikes were "over for now," which is Pentagon-speak for "until the next time they look at us funny."

At press time, Iran was reportedly considering a strongly-worded statement, while the U.S. Navy practiced its trademark "restraint" by not turning the entire region into a smoking crater.

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US hits Qeshm Port, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Kargan

A U.S. strike hit Iran's Qeshm Port in the Strait of Hormuz and Bandar Abbas on Thursday. U.S. officials told Fox News that the action was neither a restart of the war nor an end to the ceasefire.

The U.S. military also took out Iran's Bandar Kargan naval checkpoint in Minab, officials confirmed.

This all unfolded as Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported air defense activity in western Tehran. Eyewitnesses told Iran International they heard two other loud explosions that night, along with multiple blasts in Chitgar. 

Iran's state-run Mehr News Agency reported attacks and exchanges of fire across the southern Hormozgan province near Bandar Abbas, Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island.

Thursday's strike on Iran's major port came just two days after Iran launched 15 ballistic and cruise missiles at the UAE's Fujairah Port. Those strikes sparked real anger among Gulf countries, officials told Griffin. Yet Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine had insisted during a Pentagon briefing on May 5 that the attacks did not violate the ceasefire. They called them low-level incidents that did not cross the threshold.

President Trump had paused Project Freedom on May 5. That operation aimed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and guide ships through the critical waterway after he announced it on May 3.

A senior U.S. official confirmed Thursday that Saudi Arabia and Kuwait were "very angry at the reaction from the Pentagon" and had temporarily halted permission for the U.S. to use their bases and airspace for Project Freedom. The decision has since been reversed, the official said.

The Thursday U.S. strikes came as Washington waited for Iran's response to a U.S. proposal.

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