Iran says 'enemy' strike hits Sirik near Strait of Hormuz

Iranian official sources said an "enemy" military strike hit Sirik county in Hormozgan province in southern Iran, according to the state news agency IRNA. The accounts gave no figure for the dead or wounded and no description of the damage.

Sirik sits on Iran's southern coast near the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway that connects the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and carries a large share of the crude oil shipped by sea.

Middle East Eye, citing IRNA, reported that the agency described the strike as military in nature and gave no further details. Arab News carried the same account from official Iranian sources and said no information on damage or casualties was provided. Anadolu Agency reported that Sirik county had been hit, attributing the account to state media and placing the county near the Strait of Hormuz.

None of the three accounts named the force that carried out the strike. IRNA's use of the word "enemy" was not expanded, no country or armed group was identified as responsible, and no claim of responsibility was reported.

The reports did not say when the strike took place, what inside the county was targeted, or whether Iranian air defences responded. They quoted no named official, resting instead on official sources cited by the state agency.

Hormozgan is the coastal province that fronts the Strait of Hormuz, and Sirik is one of its counties. The narrow channel separates Iran from Oman's Musandam peninsula and the approaches to the ports of the United Arab Emirates.

Iranian authorities have issued no statement beyond the one carried by the state agency, and no provincial or military official has been quoted by name in the accounts published so far.

Anadolu Agency's headline described the location as Sirik County near the Strait of Hormuz. Arab News placed the town within Hormozgan province without referring to the strait.