US says it carried out defensive strikes on Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones

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…

US Centcom says the strikes were designed "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces".

The U.S. Central Command announced Monday it has carried out a series of "defensive strikes" in southern Iran as talks to end the war continue.

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The U.S. military carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran on May 25, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on…

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U.S. forces have carried out new defensive strikes on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones

The US military also intercepted and shot down multiple Iranian drones that posed a similar threat, says the official.

WASHINGTON - The US military carried out fresh overnight strikes in Iran, targeting a military site that Washington said posed a threat to US forces and commercial vessels in the…

US says it carried out defensive strikes on Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: The US military carried out new strikes targeting an Iranian drone operation that posed a threat to US forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a…

US conducts its second ‘defensive’ strikes this week amid fragile peace negotiations.

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US move seen as effort to uphold fragile ceasefire while countering drone threats

The US military carried out fresh strikes in Iran on Wednesday, shooting down four Iranian drones and hitting a control centre in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, even as…

U.S. military conducts defensive strikes against Iran amid escalating tensions, as Trump asserts confidence in nearing a deal.

U.S. forces have carried out new defensive strikes on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones.

US forces down attack drones in Bandar Abbas amid further military activity around the strait of Hormuz, with Iranian forces reportedly firing at four ships in the waterway

According to the US Central Command, its forces struck four Iranian one-way attack drones posing a threat around the Strait of Hormuz and a ground control station in Bandar Abbas…