SECURITYJul 17 · 16:17 UTCMIDDLE EAST EYEBilge Kotan

US military says it destroyed Iranian port surveillance tower

The US military destroyed the Chabahar Shahid Kalantari Port surveillance tower in Iran, which was part of a maritime surveillance network along Iran's Gulf of Oman coastline. The network was used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to track and target commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

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U.S. militaryorganizationU.S. Central CommandorganizationChabahar Shahid Kalantari PortplaceIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsorganizationStrait of HormuzplaceGulf of OmanplaceX CorporganizationIranplace

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