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The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed the execution of “self-defense strikes” against Iran, following recent tensions in the region.
According to a statement from CENTCOM, the strikes targeted Iranian radar and command-and-control installations for drones located in Goruk, Iran, and on Qeshm Island. This operation took place over the weekend and was conducted as a response to escalating aggressive actions from Iran, which included the downing of a U.S. MQ-1 drone over international waters.
CENTCOM detailed that the strikes, carried out on Saturday and Sunday, were measured and deliberate. U.S. fighter jets quickly neutralized Iranian air defense systems, a ground control station, and two attack drones that were deemed threats to vessels navigating the area.
During a press briefing at the Pentagon on April 16, 2026, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was briefed by Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of U.S. Central Command, on the developments. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The statement assured that no American military personnel were injured during the operation. CENTCOM emphasized its commitment to safeguarding U.S. interests and assets amid ongoing Iranian provocations, despite the current ceasefire.
The Associated Press reported that Kuwait noted its air defenses opened fire on Monday to intercept drone and missile attacks. Around the same time, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it responded to an American attack without saying where, likely referring to the attack on Kuwait. The Guard, via a statement reported by the state-run IRNA news agency, indicated that America targeted a telecommunications tower, according to the AP.
Asserting that Iran “really wants” to strike an agreement, President Donald Trump declared in a Monday morning Truth Social post that chattering critics are making it more difficult for him to negotiate.Â
He urged people to “sit back and relax,” claiming that the issue will ultimately turn out “well.”
“Iran really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good one for the U.S.A. and those that are with us. But don’t the Dumocrats, and various seemingly unpatriotic Republicans, understand that it is MUCH tougher for me to properly do my job and negotiate, when political hacks keep negatively ‘chirping,’ at levels never seen before, over and over again, that I should move faster, or move slower, or go to war, or not go to war, or whatever,” he declared in a Truth Social post early on Monday.
“Just sit back and relax, it will all work out well in the end – It always does!” he declared.
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a swearing in ceremony for new Chairman of the Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 22, 2026. (Aaron Schwartz / AFP via Getty Images)
The U.S. is continuing to conduct a blockade against Iran.
“U.S. forces operating in the Gulf of Oman enforced blockade measures by disabling a Gambia-flagged maritime vessel attempting to sail toward an Iranian port, May 29,” CENTCOM announced in a Saturday press release.
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