The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it carried out what it described as “self-defense strikes” targeting Iranian radar and drone facilities in the city of Goruk and on Qeshm Island over the weekend.

In an official statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), CENTCOM stated that the military operation was launched in direct response to what it called “aggressive Iranian actions,” which included the reported shutdown of a US MQ-1 drone operating in international waters.

According to CENTCOM, US forces successfully targeted and destroyed Iranian air defense systems, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones that it maintained posed a clear, immediate threat to vessels transiting regional waters.

The US military further stated that the strikes were specifically aimed at neutralizing ongoing threats to international maritime security and protecting commercial and military ships operating throughout the region.

Source: Al Jazeera