The US has launched fresh strikes on southern Iran, targeting the country’s missile sites and boats attempting to place mines.

The US military said it carried out strikes against targets including boats attempting to lay mines “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces”.

The US military carried out strikes on Monday in southern Iran against targets including boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, in what it described as defensive…

U.S. Central Command said the targets were "missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines."