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The US has conducted strikes on Iranian radar and command sites in response to aggressive actions, including the downing of a US drone. This marks the third violation of a ceasefire between the US and Iran since it was established in early April. The situation escalates amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to secure a lasting ceasefire in the region.
- ▪The US struck Iranian radar and command sites over the weekend.
- ▪This action was labeled as 'self-defence' by US Central Command.
- ▪The strikes were in response to the shootdown of a US MQ-1 drone operating over international waters.
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23.43 EDTUS says Iranian radar and command and control sites struck over the weekendUS central command (Centcom) has said that it struck targets in Iran over the weekend, in a statement that came just minutes after Kuwait announced it was under attack.Labelling their actions “self-defence”, the US said it hit Iranian “radar and command and control sites for drones in Goruk, Iran and Qeshm Island”.Centcom said the attack was in response to “aggressive Iranian actions”, including the “shootdown of a U.S. MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters.”The US strikes mark the third time that the ceasefire between Iran and America has been violated since it was agreed in early April.
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