CENTCOM Says U.S. Hit Missile Launch Sites, Mine-Laying Boats in Southern Iran Amid Qatar Talks
The military said the strikes were self-defense and targeted boats and missile sites as negotiations with Tehran continued.
- The U.S. military said it carried out what it described as “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, targeting missile launch sites and boats allegedly attempting to lay mines near the Strait of Hormuz.
- U.S. Central Command said the strikes were intended to protect American troops and military assets amid ongoing tensions and a fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran.
- Iranian media reported explosions near Bandar Abbas and said several members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were killed in the attacks, while Tehran condemned the strikes as a violation of the truce.
- The strikes came as U.S. and Iranian negotiators were holding talks in Qatar aimed at securing a broader peace agreement and reopening the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.
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