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U.S. says it struck Iranian drone and radar sites as Iran claims retaliation with air base attack

CENTCOM said the strikes destroyed air defenses, a ground control station and two attack drones that threatened ships in regional waters.

  • The United States military launched targeted airstrikes over the weekend against Iranian radar and drone control installations on Qeshm Island and near Goruk.
  • The precision strikes were carried out by American fighter aircraft in direct retaliation for Tehran shooting down a U.S. MQ-1 Predator drone over international waters.
  • Following the American attacks, Kuwaiti air defense systems activated nationwide to intercept incoming missile and drone salvos, prompting widespread air raid sirens and emergency alerts for residents to seek shelter.
  • The sharp military escalation has severely strained the fragility of a weekslong ceasefire as American and Iranian officials simultaneously attempt to negotiate a diplomatic deal to end the war.
  • The ongoing hostility continues to threaten global energy security, as Iran maintains a tight blockade on the Strait of Hormuz where a fifth of the world's oil and natural gas supply is traded.
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced today that it carried out retaliatory strikes on an air base

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