The U.S. military carried out strikes on Monday in southern Iran against targets including boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, in what it described as defensive actions.
The US military has launched new strikes on southern Iran, targeting Iranian missile sites and boats attempting to place mines, in what it described as a ‘self-defence’ action. The attacks came even as Tehran’s top negotiators were in Doha for talks with Qatar’s prime minister on a potential deal to end the three-month-old war with the US and Israel.
U.S. Central Command said in a statement the strikes were designed “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.”
“U.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” said Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, a Central Command spokesperson.
US Central Command (CENTCOM), in a statement, said the fresh strikes were taken in “self-defence”, “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces”. According to the US agency, the targets included missile launch sites and boats trying to “emplace mines”.
Tim Hawkins, a US Central Command spokesman, said the American military “continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire”. According to a New York Times report, he said the US target was an area near Bandar Abbas, a southern port city and home of an Iranian naval base that sits on the Strait of Hormuz.
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