US military hits IRGC boats, missile launcher in Iran amid peace talks
Amid a ceasefire, the US military carried out 'self-defence' strikes" in southern Iran, targeting missile launch sites and IRGC boats allegedly laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM said the operation aimed to protect US forces, adding the limited strikes do not signal the end of the ceasefire.
The US military carried out what it described as “self-defence strikes” in southern Iran on Monday, targeting missile launch sites and Iranian vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
“US forces conducted self-defence strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins said in a statement to Fox News.
Hawkins said the targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats that were allegedly attempting to lay mines in the strategic waterway.
“US Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” he added.
According to a senior US official, two Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boats were detected laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting a military response. US forces also struck a surface-to-air missile (SAM) site in Bandar Abbas after it reportedly targeted American warplanes.
The official said both Iranian vessels and the missile site were destroyed in what he described as “defensive strikes.”
Two additional sources told Fox News that the operation did not signal the collapse of the ceasefire with Iran, stressing that the strikes were limited in scope.
The developments came as explosions were reported across areas near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Iranian media reported blasts in Bandar Abbas, while additional explosions were heard near Sirik and Jask along the southern coast.
The senior US official later said the strikes were “over for now.”
This development comes as US President Donald Trump reiterated that Iran should surrender its enriched uranium to the United States for destruction, while simultaneously pushing for a sweeping expansion of the Abraham Accords that could potentially include Tehran itself as part of a future regional peace framework.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump described Iran’s enriched uranium as “nuclear dust” and said it should either be transferred to the US or destroyed under international supervision at an agreed location.
“The Enriched Uranium (Nuclear Dust!) will either be immediately turned over to the United States to be brought home and destroyed or, preferably, in conjunction and coordination with the Islamic Republic of Iran, destroyed in place or, at another acceptable location,” Trump wrote.
The US military carried out what it described as “self-defence strikes” in southern Iran on Monday, targeting missile launch sites and Iranian vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
“US forces conducted self-defence strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins said in a statement to Fox News.
Hawkins said the targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats that were allegedly attempting to lay mines in the strategic waterway.
“US Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” he added.
According to a senior US official, two Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boats were detected laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting a military response. US forces also struck a surface-to-air missile (SAM) site in Bandar Abbas after it reportedly targeted American warplanes.
The official said both Iranian vessels and the missile site were destroyed in what he described as “defensive strikes.”
Two additional sources told Fox News that the operation did not signal the collapse of the ceasefire with Iran, stressing that the strikes were limited in scope.
The developments came as explosions were reported across areas near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Iranian media reported blasts in Bandar Abbas, while additional explosions were heard near Sirik and Jask along the southern coast.
The senior US official later said the strikes were “over for now.”
This development comes as US President Donald Trump reiterated that Iran should surrender its enriched uranium to the United States for destruction, while simultaneously pushing for a sweeping expansion of the Abraham Accords that could potentially include Tehran itself as part of a future regional peace framework.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump described Iran’s enriched uranium as “nuclear dust” and said it should either be transferred to the US or destroyed under international supervision at an agreed location.
“The Enriched Uranium (Nuclear Dust!) will either be immediately turned over to the United States to be brought home and destroyed or, preferably, in conjunction and coordination with the Islamic Republic of Iran, destroyed in place or, at another acceptable location,” Trump wrote.
