TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. navy forces intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles and assault drones launched towards the Strait of Hormuz and close by Gulf nations, U.S. Central Command reported Friday.
The command stated Iran launched 4 one-way assault drones towards the strategic waterway earlier Friday, prompting U.S. forces to shoot them down as a result of they endangered regional maritime visitors. Hours later, Iran fired seven ballistic missiles geared toward Kuwait and Bahrain, in keeping with CENTCOM.
Six of these missiles have been efficiently intercepted whereas the seventh fell wanting its goal, the assertion stated. No U.S. personnel have been harmed within the exchanges.
In response to the threats, American forces struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar websites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island to forestall extra maritime assaults, CENTCOM added.
“Iranian claims of damaging U.S. fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain are false,” the command acknowledged, pushing again towards assertions from Iranian state media.
CENTCOM emphasised that its forces “stay vigilant and postured to proceed responding to unwarranted Iranian aggression in self-defense.”
The incidents unfolded amid ongoing Iranian provocations within the Persian Gulf, the place the Trump administration has taken a agency stance to guard worldwide transport lanes and deter Tehran’s destabilizing habits.
These newest assaults spotlight the regime’s continued defiance even within the face of a fragile ceasefire.
No unbiased verification of the occasions was instantly out there past CENTCOM.
