The U.S. said it struck a military site in southern Iran that posed a threat.

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

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

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

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

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 forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, US Central Command said, imperiling a fragile ceasefire and

U.S. forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, U.S. Central Command said, imperiling a fragile ceasefire and casting new doubt on a…

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U.S.-Iran negotiations over reopening the Strait of Hormuz appeared to advance despite fresh military strikes, rising regional tensions, and major unresolved disputes over…

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Iran accused the United States on Tuesday of breaching a fragile ceasefire with strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, threatening efforts to end nearly seven weeks of conflict.…

Attacks between the United States and Iran test the fragile pause in fighting but there’s still efforts at diplomacy.

The United States carried out new strikes on southern Iran on Thursday, after President Donald Trump threatened to "finish the job" if Tehran did not agree to a peace deal.

Washington carried out new strikes on southern Iran, while Tehran downed a US drone and fired at a fighter jet.

Earlier, President Donald Trump said he was “not satisfied” with negotiations with Tehran and threatened to ‘blow up’ US-ally Oman if it seeks to work with Iran to control the…

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

The US military carried out new strikes overnight in Iran targeting a military site that officials believed posed a threat to American forces and commercial maritime traffic in…

The U.S. military targeted a military site that officials believed posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official told…

The strikes were near the city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, and the official described the strikes as defensive.