US military conducts new strike in southern Iran
The US military has conducted a defensive strike in southern Iran, targeting Iranian drones and a control center. Four drones were shot down near the Strait of Hormuz, and a ground control station was struck to prevent further attacks. These actions follow previous strikes in the region, which were also described as self-defense measures.
- ▪The US military shot down four Iranian drones in southern Iran.
- ▪A control center in Bandar Abbas was struck to prevent the launch of a fifth drone.
- ▪These actions were described as purely defensive and aimed at maintaining the ceasefire.
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The US military shot down four Iranian drones and struck a control center in the southern city of Bandar Abbas, an American official said Wednesday, May 27, describing the actions as "purely defensive." "Today, US Central Command Forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz," the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said in a statement to Agence France-Presse. "US forces also struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone," the official said.
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