Tehran, May 28:
The United States has carried out fresh military strikes inside Iran targeting a military site near the Strait of Hormuz that Washington believed posed a threat to American forces and commercial maritime traffic.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the operation was aimed at countering security risks in the strategically sensitive region. US forces also reportedly intercepted and shot down several Iranian drones that were allegedly threatening American personnel and vessels operating near the waterway.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the target of the strike was an Iranian ground control facility in Bandar Abbas that was reportedly preparing to launch a fifth drone.
“These actions were measured, purely defensive, and intended to maintain the ceasefire,” the official said.
The reported strikes came as explosions were heard near the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas early Thursday.