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[Herald Economy = Reporter Jung Mok-hee] With U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks stalled, U.S. forces again struck Iranian military targets from the air.
U.S. officials characterized the strikes as a self-defense response executed during the ceasefire. Iran, however, said it had struck U.S. facilities in the region and pledged retaliation.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on X (formerly Twitter) on June 1 (local time) that “this weekend we struck radar and drone-control facilities on Iran’s Goruk and Qeshm islands in self-defense.”
CENTCOM called the operation “deliberate and measured,” saying it was in response to Iranian aggressive actions, including the reported downing of a U.S. MQ-1 drone, and that the strikes occurred May 30–31.
The command added that the strikes quickly eliminated two Iranian explosive-laden drones, air-defense systems and ground-control nodes that posed a direct threat to vessels near the Strait of Hormuz.
CENTCOM also stressed the U.S. will continue to protect its assets and interests against unjustified Iranian attacks during the ceasefire, and said it does not intend to terminate the truce.
Earlier, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on May 29 that Iranian forces shot down a U.S. drone over Bushehr province in southern Iran.
Iranian outlets said the military fired surface-to-air missiles from southern Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz, to bring down the drone.
At the time, CENTCOM posted on X that “no U.S. aircraft were shot down” and that all U.S. aerial assets were accounted for.
After the U.S. strikes, Iran announced immediate retaliation.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) told state television it struck the airbase it said had launched a recent U.S. attack on a communications tower on Sirik Island in Hormozgan province.
Observers said the retaliation appeared to target a U.S. air base in Kuwait.
The Associated Press reported Kuwaiti authorities were intercepting drones and missiles with air defenses. No group immediately claimed responsibility for any attack on Kuwait.
The AP assessed the most likely perpetrators were Iran’s military or Iran-backed Shia militias operating out of Iraq.
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