CEASEFIRE INTERRUPTED: The U.S. military said the ceasefire with Iran remains in effect, even though it has been in a running battle with Iranian forces, after spotting what it assessed as an Iranian small boat laying mines near the Strait of Hormuz.The two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boats were “eliminated,” and surface-to-air missile sites in Bandar Abbas were also targeted, Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for the U.S. Central Command, told various media organizations.“U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” Hawkins said in a statement. “Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines. U.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire.”
Jennifer Griffin, Fox News chief national security correspondent, said on X that officials told her that the Iranian missile sites were destroyed because they were targeting U.S. warplanes, and that military action is over for the moment, and the ceasefire is still in effect.
Iran said four people were killed in the strike on the IRGC boats, and claimed that a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper surveillance drone was shot down.
