Mehr reported on the US strike on the Iranian cities of Sirik and Bandar Abbas

The Iranian cities of Sirik and Bandar Abbas, located in the south of the Islamic Republic, were attacked by the United States. This was reported by the Mehr news agency on July 16.

"The coastal areas of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas and Sirik provinces have once again been attacked by the American enemy," the Telegram channel says.

It is specified that the island of Qeshm was also attacked.

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On July 15, the press service of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces reported that the United States had launched new attacks on Iranian facilities. It was noted that the targets were Tehran's military facilities used to threaten ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.