MOSCOW, August 6. /TASS/. At least two US military tanker aircraft have been spotted over the Persian Gulf amid reports of an operation by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to neutralize the enemy in the Strait of Hormuz area, a source in Middle Eastern air traffic control circles told TASS.

"At present, the flight of at least two US Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker military transport aircraft is being recorded over the neutral waters of the Persian Gulf," the agency's interlocutor said. He explained that the aircraft are flying in a circular trajectory at an altitude of about 8.5 km, including using corridors established for civilian aviation flights. One of the aircraft, according to the source, is flying in close proximity to the border of the air zone controlled by Iranian dispatchers. In addition, the source told TASS that another aircraft of this type is in the area of the Persian Gulf coast.

Earlier, the Tasnim news agency quoted sources as saying that two explosions hit the Iranian island of Qeshm during an operation by the IRGC to neutralize the enemy in the area of the Strait of Hormuz. "The cause of the two explosions heard on the island of Qeshm was an operation to neutralize enemy targets in the area of the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz," it said. The explosions occurred at around 10:10 p.m. Moscow time (07:10 p.m. GMT). Sources added that the results of the military operation will be published in the coming hours.