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As negotiations to extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire stalled, U.S. forces again struck Iranian military facilities.
On June 1 (local time), The Associated Press reported that U.S. Central Command said it struck radar and drone-control sites on Iran’s Goruk and Qeshm islands on May 30–31.
The U.S. military said the strikes were carried out in self-defense after Iran shot down a U.S. MQ-1 drone operating in international waters.
U.S. fighter jets were scrambled and destroyed Iranian air-defense systems, a ground-control site and two attack drones. The military reported there were no U.S. casualties from the strikes.
Iran responded with immediate retaliation. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) told state news agency IRNA that U.S. forces had attacked its communications towers and that it conducted retaliatory strikes, without specifying locations.
The AP said those comments likely referred to strikes targeting Kuwait, which hosts U.S. Army Central, the Army’s forward headquarters for the region.
Kuwait said it activated its air defenses early that day to intercept drones and missiles that entered its airspace.
Kuwaiti officials suggested the strikes could have been launched by Iranian forces or by Shiite militias based in Iraq.
The AP added that the tit-for-tat exchanges underscore the fragility of the weeks-long U.S.-Iran ceasefire and show that attacks have continued even as the two sides negotiate an extension.
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