The Fars news agency reported on Thursday night, November 12, that the residents of the city of Sirik in the eastern Hormozgan district heard explosions on several occasions in the last few hours.
This news agency stated in its initial report that the origin and cause of these sounds were still unknown, but some sources suggested that the sounds were caused by warning shots fired at the attacking ships.
After this report was published, the IRNA news agency, citing official sources, announced that Sirik was the target of the attack. IRNA published a news item entitled "Confirmation of the enemy's invasion of Sirik Hormuzgan" and wrote that the attack was of a military nature.