US says it struck Iranian military sites in Goruk and Qeshm Island

<article data-history-node-id="441458" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-says-it-struck-iranian-military-sites-goruk-and-qeshm-island" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-says-it-struck-iranian-military-sites-goruk-and-qeshm-island" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US says it struck Iranian military sites in Goruk and Qeshm Island</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>United States Central Command (Centcom) said it carried out “self-defence strikes” on Iranian military targets in the city of Goruk and on Qeshm Island over the weekend.</p> <p>In a post on X, Centcom said the operation was a response to what it described as “aggressive Iranian actions”, including the downing of an MQ-1 drone in international waters.</p> <p>The command said US forces destroyed “Iranian air defenses, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones that posed clear threats to ships transiting regional waters.”</p> </div> </div> </article>