The United States has confirmed that it launched new strikes on southern Iran on Monday, targeting Iranian missile sites and boats attempting to place mines.
Spokesperson for the US Central Command, CENTCOM, Capt Tim Hawkins, made this known in a statement on Monday.
CENTCOM said the strikes were in self-defence and designed to protect the US troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.
“US forces conducted self-defence strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.
“US Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” the statement said.
Recall that the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC, said Tuesday that it had downed a US drone and fired at a fighter jet and another drone that entered Iranian airspace.
It added that Iran had the legitimate and definite right to retaliate against any US ceasefire violations.
