The U.S. military carried out “self-defense strikes” on Monday in southern Iran, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
CENTCOM spokesman Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins said the strikes targeted Iranian missile launch sites and boats “attempting to emplace mines” in southern Iran.
“U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” Hawkins said in a statement to The Epoch Times. “U.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire.”
Iran has yet to comment on the strikes, and it remains unclear how they may affect a potential peace agreement between the United States and Iran.
“It will only be a Great Deal for all or, no Deal at all — Back to the Battlefront and shooting, but bigger and stronger than ever before — And nobody wants that,” the president wrote.
Trump also said that countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan should join the Abraham Accords simultaneously as part of a broader regional settlement involving Iran.
“At present, the focus of the negotiations is on ending the war, and at this stage we are not discussing the details of the nuclear issue,” Baghaei said, according to Iran’s state media IRNA.