The United States announced on Sunday that it conducted a series of ‘self-defense strikes’ targeting military sites in southern Iran over the weekend. This marks the latest development in a sequence of military engagements over the past week.
Shortly after, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of Iran declared they had targeted a military base which, according to them, was used by the U.S. for an attack on an Iranian communications facility situated in southern Iran.
The Kuwaiti military reported via social media on Monday that its air defenses were confronting missile and drone attacks. They did not specify the origin of these attacks. While Kuwait hosts U.S. military bases, the connection to the U.S. or Iranian strikes remains unclear.
Such exchanges may further complicate ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, aimed at establishing a framework for ending the conflict.
Details of the Latest Strikes
U.S. Central Command confirmed that the American strikes targeted radar and command and control sites for drones in the city of Goruk and on Qeshm Island. The statement issued late Sunday described these actions as a response to ‘aggressive Iranian actions,’ which included shooting down a U.S. military drone operating over international waters.
The Revolutionary Guards released a statement early Monday, broadcast by Iran’s state news agency, asserting that Iran’s military base attack was a retaliation for a U.S. strike on a communications tower on a southern island. They did not specify the base’s location but warned of a different response if such incidents were to repeat.
This escalation marks what appears to be the third series of American military actions in southern Iran within the week.
Reporters Farnaz Fassihi and Sanam Mahoozi contributed to the coverage. Yan Zhuang, a Times reporter based in Seoul, covers breaking news.