Iranian Response to US Attack on Lark Island

We note this breaking news, as the Revolutionary Guard

says the enemy's aggression against

Larak Island will be met with retaliation and punishment for the aggressor.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard also announces the killing and wounding of a number

of its fighters and citizens in this American- Zionist

attack, as it stated, on Larak Island. Perhaps

Rania Ghasemi has more details. Rania?

Yes, Mohammad. Just moments ago, the IRGC claimed or

announced that Larak Island

in southern Iran was targeted

by the United States. It was confirmed

that a number of people were killed and wounded

in this attack, and the Revolutionary Guard

confirmed that this attack will be answered and the aggressor

will be punished, as stated in the Revolutionary Guard's statement.

Preceding this official announcement,

media statements indicated that the United

States had targeted Larak Island with a

drone, and that this attack resulted

in the death of two citizens and the injury of two others.

and also Iranian fighters. This attack comes

amid the US escalation and the Iranian

insistence on not yielding to US

pressure, which raises the question

about the nature of the Iranian response to this attack, especially as the Secretary of the

Supreme National Security Council of Iran had warned that

the US escalation would be met with targeting

US military and economic interests, and

various Iranian military levels had also

warned the United States that any

miscalculation, as described, would be met

forcefully and decisively, and it is expected

within the next few hours that a response to

the US attack will occur, as stated in the Revolutionary

Guard's statement. This also raises questions

about the fate of the diplomatic track, especially since

there were efforts by mediators to resume

the diplomatic track, along with an affirmation by the

Iranian President Mostafa Kazakian of his country's commitment

through dialogue, emphasizing that war is not the solution, and that

there were calls across various Iranian levels for the United

States to return to the memorandum of understanding.

And in light of this new escalation, it is expected that

Iran will hold even more firmly to the position it has maintained

since the outbreak of the war, which is that the Strait of Hormuz will not

be opened to vessel traffic until

the United States stops

destabilizing the security of the strait and maritime navigation.

We might also witness a hardening of the position

regarding the diplomatic track. Iran may also set

other conditions beyond those it proposed to de-escalate

with the United States, especially since

this attack has resulted in the loss of

life. In addition, there may also be

material damage that might be announced in

the coming hours. But what is certain so far,

Muhammad, is that Iran will retaliate against this attack, which

targeted Larak Island, located in the Strait of Hormuz.

which belongs to Hormozgan Province and is considered one of, I mean,

the important islands, especially in terms of

maritime navigation routes, and that this

targeting will certainly have repercussions, not only

on the military level, but also on the political

and diplomatic level. We are waiting to see what

developments will unfold in the coming hours, whether

on the military level and how Iran will respond, or

even on the diplomatic level. In the coming hours, we may see

diplomatic moves to contain the escalation, but

so far, there has only been confirmation of this

attack, which media sources say was carried out

by an American drone. But

we are waiting for more details from the official

Iranian authorities, Muhammad.