U.S. Forces Strike Iranian Radar and Drone Sites
U.S. Central Command carried out defensive strikes on Iranian radar and command sites over the weekend. Iranian forces responded with drone and missile fire intercepted by Kuwait.
nbcnews.comU.S. Central Command conducted defensive strikes on Iranian radar and command-and-control sites for drones in Goruk and Qeshm Island on Saturday and Sunday.
An MQ-1 drone operating over international waters was involved in the operation. U.S. fighter aircraft eliminated Iranian air defenses, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones. No American service members were harmed during the strikes, according to CENTCOM. Kuwait’s air defenses opened fire early Monday morning to intercept incoming drone and missile fire.
U.S. forces had targeted a telecommunications tower.
Iranian officials said they responded with an attack without specifying the location, in a statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency. U.S. and Iranian officials have insisted they are continuing to negotiate over Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
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- New York Post reported: U.S. Central Command carried out strikes on Iranian radar, command and control sites for drones in Goruk and Qeshm Island on Saturday and Sunday.
- New York Post reported: The U.S. strikes were in response to Iran shooting down a U.S. MQ-1 drone operating over international waters.
- New York Post reported: U.S. fighter aircraft eliminated Iranian air defenses, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones that posed threats to ships in regional waters.
- New York Post reported: Kuwait said its air defenses opened fire early Monday morning to intercept incoming drone and missile fire.
- New York Post reported: No American service members were harmed in the strikes.
- New York Post reported: The parties are continuing to negotiate over Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
- New York Post reported: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard stated that it responded with an attack.
- New York Post reported: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard stated that U.S. forces had targeted a telecommunications tower.
- New York Post reported: Trump stated that the deal with Iran will either be a great and meaningful one, or there will be no deal.
- New York Post reported: Trump criticized Senator Thom Tillis, Senator Bill Cassidy, and Congressman Thomas Massie by name.
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