U.S. and Iran Exchange Strikes on Military Targets in Gulf Region
@ABC reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched a retaliatory attack on an unnamed air base on Monday, June 1, 2026, following U.S. strikes on Sirik Island. The U.S. Central Command said its weekend strikes responded to the downing of a U.S. MQ-1 Predator drone.
abcnews.go.comU.S. strikes on the Iranian island of Sirik in the Hormozgan region along the Strait of Hormuz. S.
Military against a telecommunications tower on Sirik Island, located in Hormozgan Province, an hour ago, IRGC Aerospace Force fighters targeted the air base from which the aggression originated, and the predicted targets were destroyed," the IRGC said in a statement carried by the semi-official Fars News Agency.
"If the aggression is repeated, the response will be completely different, and the responsibility lies with the aggressor and child-killing American regime," the IRGC said. S.
Central Command announced it had conducted "self-defense" strikes over the weekend of May 30-31, 2026, targeting Iranian radar and drone command and control sites in Goruk and Qeshm Island. S. Fighter aircraft struck Iranian military assets. S. servicemembers were harmed in the strikes, according to CENTCOM. -Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites in Iran.
A two-week ceasefire was announced following the initial strikes. -Iran talks in Pakistan in April 2026 failed to reach a peace deal. S.
Blockade until negotiations conclude. Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health stated the death toll from Israel’s military campaign has risen to 3,412 people, with another 10,269 injured. The ministry also said 127 healthcare workers are among those killed since March 2, 2026.
Ghalibaf, who led Iran's delegation at peace talks in Pakistan in April, said leaders in Tehran "will not approve any agreement until we are sure that we have secured the rights of the Iranian people," according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency.
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