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US Says It Downed Four Iranian Drones Bound for Strait of Hormuz, Hit Radar Sites
Summary
- The US military said it shot down four one-way attack drones launched by Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz.
- The US military said it struck coastal surveillance radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island in southern Iran to block further attacks.
- The report said the move points to renewed military tensions and an escalation between the US and Iran.
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The US military said it shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones headed toward the Strait of Hormuz and carried out retaliatory strikes on Iranian coastal surveillance facilities.
US Central Command said in a post on X on June 5 that American forces had downed four Iranian one-way attack drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz.
The drones posed an immediate threat to maritime traffic in the region, the command said.
US forces later struck coastal surveillance radar sites in Goruk in southern Iran and on Qeshm Island to prevent further attacks.
"The US military remains prepared to act in self-defense against unjustified Iranian attacks," Central Command said. "We continue to monitor the regional security situation."
The move followed a statement by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, that it had attacked US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, in a sign of renewed military tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Suehyeon Lee
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