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IRGC Commander Vows Strikes Until U.S. Halts Hormuz Attacks

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of a helmeted U.S. service member standing before an Iranian flag near the Strait of Hormuz

The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force said Friday afternoon that Tehran would keep attacking until U.S. strikes around Iran's southern coastline and the Strait of Hormuz stop. Majid Mousavi wrote on social media that effective and targeted strikes from across Iran would continue until calm returned to the southern coast and the waterway. The statement, carried by Iranian state media, followed a sixth consecutive night of American strikes and fresh Iranian fire at Gulf states hosting U.S. forces. It keeps the Hormuz confrontation active as regional shipping, Gulf air defenses and U.S. bases remain under pressure.

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