The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted self-defence strikes on Iranian radar and command and control sites for drones in Goruk, Iran and Qeshm Island this weekend, according to the country's military.
The US CENTCOM, responsible for the operations in the Middle East during the Iran war, said that the strikes "occurred on Saturday and Sunday in response to aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a US MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters." "US fighter aircraft swiftly responded by eliminating Iranian air defenses, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones that posed clear threats to ships transiting regional waters." "No American service members were harmed.
CENTCOM will continue to protect U.S.
assets and interests in response to unwarranted Iranian aggression during the ongoing....
