The United States Central Command announced on Monday that it had carried out what it described as defensive strikes against radar installations and drone command-and-control facilities in the Gorouk area and on Qeshm Island over the weekend.
In a statement posted on the social media platform X, CENTCOM said the “measured and deliberate” strikes were conducted on Saturday and Sunday in response to what it described as hostile Iranian actions, including the downing of a U.S. MQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicle that had been operating over international waters.
The command added that U.S. fighter aircraft responded swiftly by destroying Iranian air defense systems, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones that it said posed a clear threat to vessels transiting regional waters.
CENTCOM also confirmed that no U.S. military personnel were injured during the operations. It emphasized that U.S. forces would continue to protect American assets and interests in response to what it called “unprovoked Iranian aggression” during the ongoing ceasefire period.
