West Asia war: US, Iran carry out fresh strikes despite ceasefire
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Air strikes resumed between the United States and Iran over the weekend, with both sides claiming to have targeted military assets, despite a ceasefire .
The US Central Command said on Monday that it had conducted “self-defence strikes” on Iranian radar facilities and drone command-and-control sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island in Iran on Saturday and Sunday.
In a social media post, the command said the operation was launched in response to “aggressive Iranian actions”, including the downing of a US MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters.
The US military said its fighter aircraft subsequently targeted Iranian air defence systems, a ground control station and two one-way attack drones that it assessed as threats to ships operating in regional waters.
Separately, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted a base used by the US military to launch strikes against Iranian territory, AFP reported. The Guards did not specify the location of the base in a statement carried by state media.
Earlier, Kuwait’s military said its air defence systems had intercepted “hostile missile and drone attacks”, without identifying who launched them.
The latest exchange came amid continuing diplomatic efforts to reach a broader agreement aimed at ending the conflict in West Asia.
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