similar exchange<\/a> occurred last \u200bThursday and was described in near-identical terms by both sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe weekend U.S. strikes on Iran’s Gulf coast were in response to “aggressive Iranian \u200bactions that included the shootdown of a U.S. MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters,” the U.S. Central \u2060Command said in a post on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“U.S. fighter aircraft swiftly responded by eliminating Iranian air defences, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones \u200bthat posed clear threats to ships transiting regional waters,” CENTCOM said, adding it will continue to protect U.S. assets and interests during the ongoing ceasefire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iran’s \u200bIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Monday it had targeted an air base used by the U.S. in response to the attack on southern Iran, without identifying which base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Air defences in Kuwait, where a major U.S. base is located, were intercepting missile and drone attacks on Monday as sirens sounded across the country, the state news agency KUNA \u200breported, without providing further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The war launched by the U.S. and Israel on February 28 has killed thousands of people, mainly in Iran and \u200bLebanon, and caused global economic pain by pushing up energy prices due to Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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