US Central Command said in a statement the strikes were designed "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces".
Boats in the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Musandam, Oman, March 2, 2026.REUTERS/Amr Alfiky
26 May 2026 07:19AM
(Updated: 26 May 2026 08:42AM)
WASHINGTON: US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday (May 25), US Central Command said, as top Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks to end the war."US forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces," Tim Hawkins, a US Central Command spokesman, said in a statement.It gave no details of the attacks and said only that the targets included missile launch sites and boats trying to "emplace mines".The strikes threatened an already fragile ceasefire that began Apr 8 as the United States and Iran struggle to reach an accord to end a war that has rattled the global economy with a severe disruption of energy flows.
