Before the US strikes on targets in southern Iran, Tehran said a deal with Washington was not imminent.

The US Armed Forces struck military targets in southern Iran on Monday “in self-defense,” according to a statement by US Central Command, in an episode that coincides with the…

The US military conducted “self-defense strikes” targeting Iranian missile launch sites and boats around the Strait of Hormuz on Monday amid a ceasefire between the two countries…

DUBAI/WASHINGTON: US forces on Monday conducted strikes in southern Iran against targets including boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, in what it described as…

US Central Command said in a statement the strikes were designed "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces".

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The strikes targeted missile launch sites and mine-laying boats in the Strait of Hormuz

US Central Command announces 'self-defence' strikes as Tehran's top negotiators gather in Qatar for peace talks.

Ceasefire under strain as US hits Iranian targets and Trump raises new demands

U.S. Central Command said in a statement it “continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire.”

US military says it carried out ‘self-defence’ strikes, including on boats attempting to lay mines.

Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines.

US-Iran war news LIVE: Fresh US strikes in southern Iran come days after US President Donald Trump and other key American leaders said that a deal had “largely” been negotiated,…

The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran came under fresh strain on Monday after US forces carried out what Washington described as “self-defence” strikes on…

The US targeted Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats near Hormuz, citing self-defense, as Tehran engaged in peace talks to resolve the ongoing three-month conflict.

The US has given no details of the attacks and only said that the targets included missile launch sites and boats trying to “emplace mines”.

US strikes Iranian missile sites as negotiators in Qatar race to seal a breakthrough deal, easing oil prices and raising hopes for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran has vowed a "far more severe" response beyond the region after overnight US strikes on missile sites and boats planting mines in southern Iran, even as both sides say…

According to a statement from the US Central Command, the strikes were carried out “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces", but the military was “using…

The targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats

Senior Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, are in Doha for talks aimed at reaching a permanent settlement with Washington.