US forces shot down four Iranian drones and struck a control center in Bandar Abbas to prevent a fifth drone launch. The strikes were described as measured and purely defensive actions intended to maintain a fragile ceasefire during ongoing talks. US officials said the drones posed a threat near the Strait of Hormuz. The operation followed earlier US defensive strikes on Monday that targeted Iranian missile launch sites and mine-laying boats. Those targets were said to threaten US forces and shipping lanes. The actions occurred amid nearly three months of conflict and continued efforts to sustain ceasefire conditions.
"US military shot down four Iranian drones and struck a control center in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas to prevent a fifth drone launch, US officials said on Wednesday. The operation marked Washington's second day of "defensive" strikes against Iran this week amid fragile ceasefire talks over the nearly three-month conflict."
""These actions were measured, purely defensive, and intended to maintain the ceasefire," an official told Reuters news agency. The officials said the drones posed a threat near the Strait of Hormuz."
"Earlier, the Pentagon said overnight US strikes on Monday targeted Iranian missile launch sites and mine-laying boats that threatened US forces and shipping lanes."
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