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The US carried out what it said was “self-defense” strikes in Iran over the weekend – as President Donald Trump sent back changes to a proposed deal to extend the existing ceasefire in the region and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The weekend strikes in Iran targeted Iranian radar and command and control sites and were a response to “aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a US MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters,” US Central Command said Sunday night.
“US fighter aircraft swiftly responded by eliminating Iranian air defenses, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones that posed clear threats to ships transiting regional waters,” Central Command said.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have struck a US air base used to launch an attack on a telecommunications tower on Iran’s Sirik Island, according to a statement carried by several Iranian state-run news outlets.
The statement did not say which air base it reportedly struck, but the announcement came after Kuwait reported it repelled drone and missile attacks.
There was no confirmation from the US side as to whether any military assets had been struck or not.
Iran and the US have repeatedly exchanged fire since their shaky ceasefire came into effect in early-April, including last week when Kuwait also said it came under fire from Iranian missiles and drones. Those flare-ups have rattled the region, but have so far not led to a collapse of the ceasefire.