New York : The US military carried out what it described as “self-defence strikes” in southern Iran on Monday, targeting missile launch sites and Iranian vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. US forces conducted self-defence strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces, CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins said in a statement to Fox News.
Hawkins said the targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats that were allegedly attempting to lay mines in the strategic waterway. US Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” he added. Two Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boats were detected laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting a military response. US forces also struck a surface-to-air missile (SAM) site in Bandar Abbas after it reportedly targeted American warplanes.
Two additional sources told Fox News that the operation did not signal the collapse of the ceasefire with Iran, stressing that the strikes were limited in scope. The developments came as explosions were reported across areas near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Iranian media reported blasts in Bandar Abbas, while additional explosions were heard near Sirik and Jask along the southern coast.
This development comes as US President Donald Trump reiterated that Iran should surrender its enriched uranium to the United States for destruction, while simultaneously pushing for a sweeping expansion of the Abraham Accords that could potentially include Tehran itself as part of a future regional peace framework. The Enriched Uranium (Nuclear Dust!) will either be immediately turned over to the United States to be brought home and destroyed or, preferably, in conjunction and coordination with the Islamic Republic of Iran, destroyed in place or, at another acceptable location, Trump wrote.
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