US attacks missile sites in southern Iran despite ceasefire
US forces conducted strikes on missile sites in southern Iran amid ongoing ceasefire negotiations. The attacks were described as self-defense measures to protect US troops from Iranian threats. This escalation complicates efforts to reach a peace accord as tensions remain high in the region.
- ▪US forces attacked missile sites and boats in southern Iran on May 25.
- ▪The strikes were conducted to protect US troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.
- ▪The attacks jeopardize a fragile ceasefire that began on April 8.
- ▪Iran has demanded that any peace accord also address the fighting in Lebanon.
- ▪Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed to intensify military operations against Hezbollah.
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A US Marines F-35C Lightning II prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 7, 2026. US NAVY / VIA REUTERS US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, May 25, US Central Command said, as top Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks to end the war. "US forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces," Tim Hawkins, a US Central Command spokesman, said in a statement.
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