US Central Command (Centcom) rejected claims by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that Iran had struck the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet or other American bases in the region, describing the assertions as false.

According to CENTCOM, the strikes came in response to Iran’s downing of a US MQ-1 drone

United States Central Command (Centcom) said it carried out “self-defence strikes” on Iranian military targets in the city of Goruk and on Qeshm Island over the weekend.

CENTCOM said the operations were in response to Iran launching ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain, which were intercepted.

US forces repelled Iranian missile and drone assaults in the Gulf. Self-defense strikes targeted Qeshm Island. Iran's claims of hitting US Navy bases were denied. Kuwait reported…