An F-35 fighter jet is preparing to take off from a U.S. aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East. (Credit: U.S. Centcom via X/Reuters)
The United States announced it had launched new strikes in southern Iran on the evening of May 25, targeting Iranian missile sites and boats trying to lay mines, as negotiations for the conclusion of a cease-fire are still underway.U.S. Central Command spokesperson Tim Hawkins told Fox News that these strikes were carried out in “self-defense” and were intended to protect American troops. According to sources interviewed by Fox News, the U.S. military destroyed two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. It also struck a surface-to-air missile site in Bandar Abbas that was targeting American warplanes. According to the two sources, these “defensive strikes” do not indicate the end of the cease-fire. Some context US launches fresh strikes on Iran as talks to end war proceed For their...
The United States announced it had launched new strikes in southern Iran on the evening of May 25, targeting Iranian missile sites and boats trying to lay mines, as negotiations for the conclusion of a cease-fire are still underway.U.S. Central Command spokesperson Tim Hawkins told Fox News that these strikes were carried out in “self-defense” and were intended to protect American troops. According to sources interviewed by Fox News, the U.S. military destroyed two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. It also struck a surface-to-air missile site in Bandar Abbas that was targeting American warplanes. According to the two sources, these “defensive strikes” do not indicate the end of the cease-fire. Some context US launches fresh strikes on Iran as talks to end war proceed For...
