Despite Donald Trump claiming over the weekend that a peace deal with Iran had been “largely negotiated”, the US carried out fresh strikes overnight on Iranian missile sites and two boats that it claimed were attempting to lay mines.
US Central Command said that the operation was “self defence” in order to protect US troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.
Central Command spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins said the US strikes targeted an area near Bandar Abbas, a southern port city that is home to an Iranian naval base, according to the New York Times.
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Hawkins stated that the US military “continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire”.
