American source to Saudi media: "The strikes in Iran were a preemptive attack"
According to the report on Saudi Al-Hadath, the US attempted to thwart an Iranian plan to damage underwater cables in the Strait of Hormuz. The US suspects that Lebanese security officials are involved in issuing passports to Iranian operatives.
An American source told Al-Hadath that the US carried out a preemptive attack against an Iranian plan in the Strait of Hormuz. The US is tracking the movement of IRGC personnel from Iran to Lebanon. There is a suspicion that security officials in Lebanon are issuing passports to Iranian operatives. According to the source, there are loopholes in the registration of deaths within Hezbollah's circle, used to insert Iranians.
Tension in the Gulf: An American source explained on Wednesday to the Saudi Al-Hadath channel the purpose of the strikes against Iran during the night. According to the source, "our strikes were a preemptive attack against an Iranian plan to damage underwater cables in the Strait of Hormuz." He further stated that the Trump administration had been tracking the movement of IRGC officials from Iran to Lebanon. According to the source, there is a suspicion that Lebanese security officials are involved in issuing passports to Iranian operatives. The US is investigating the possibility that Iranians crossed using Lebanese documents at Beirut Airport and at land border crossings.
The US attacked IRGC targets in the Strait of Hormuz area, according to US Central Command. Iran announced strikes against American targets in several theaters, including Jordan and Bahrain, and Kuwait announced the activation of air defense systems following a drone attack.
US President Donald Trump tweeted:
"I am not trying to force Iran back to the negotiating table. I don't care if they sign a worthless agreement for them. I like our situation much better now, with almost total control over the Strait of Hormuz. Their economy is completely collapsing. When will the Iranian people rise up and fight?"
The IRGC claimed they attacked a US Marine base in Aqaba. The Jordanian army announced that 13 ballistic missiles were launched toward the country; 10 were intercepted and three fell in remote areas. According to American officials who spoke to Reuters, there are no reports of American casualties at this time. Simultaneously, Iranian media reported a large-scale drone attack against a US Army base in Bahrain, and during the night, a hostile aircraft coming from Lebanon toward northern Israel was intercepted, with no casualties.
