The U.S. military's Central Command said it struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps air defences, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities and communications sites on Tuesday. Iranian media reported hits on multiple targets near the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway where Tehran has threatened tankers attempting to pass without its permission.
"Last night was like the end of the world," Mahmoud, 38, a municipal worker in Sirik County along the strait, told Reuters by telephone, describing the attacks on the area which includes the city where the wedding was reported to have been hit.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. hit Iran "very hard" and that Iran only responded with a "love tap."
"It was a very heavy attack last night, and we're prepared to do another one any time we want," Trump told reporters at the White House.
Iran struck what it said were U.S. assets in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Iraq, and said its aim was now to drive U.S. forces out of the vast network of military bases they have maintained for decades across the Middle East.
