The U.S. military has executed targeted self-defense strikes in southern Iran to protect our troops from escalating threats by the Iranian regime’s terrorist proxies and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the operation Monday night, hitting two IRGC boats mining the critical Strait of Hormuz and a surface-to-air missile site in Bandar Abbas.
According to CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins, the strikes were carried out “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces” while officials insisted the U.S. was still exercising restraint amid the fragile ceasefire environment.
“Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines. U.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” Hawkins added.
According to a senior U.S. official, two Iranian boats were spotted laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, while forces also responded after a missile site had targeted U.S. warplanes.
The U.S. military eliminated both IRGC vessels and also struck the SAM, or surface-to-air missile, site in Bandar Abbas.
“These were defensive strikes,” the official told Fox News. The strikes do not indicate the ceasefire with Iran is over, two additional sources said.
This came after explosions were heard Monday in various regions across the Strait of Hormuz, with one explosion heard in Iran’s Bandar Abbas in the country’s south.
Other explosions were reported close to Sirik and Jask near the strategic waterway. The official confirmed Monday that the U.S. strikes were “over for now.”
President Trump had signaled earlier Monday that diplomatic talks with Iran were still progressing, but Tehran appears to have been playing a dangerous game, testing the limits while American negotiators pursued a potential agreement.
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