US carries out new hits on Iranian military sites: Report

The US military has launched attacks on Iran targeting an army base that Washington officials allege poses a threat to its troops and commercial maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a US official speaking to Reuters on Wednesday.

The official added that the US army also struck down several Iranian drones.

Iran’s Fars news agency earlier reported three explosions that were heard east of the port city of Bandar Abbas.