U.S. military carries out ‘self-defense strikes’ against Iran over the weekend

(SeaPRwire) –   U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated it executed “self-defense strikes” targeting Iran during the weekend.

A press release detailed that “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) performed self-defense strikes against Iranian radar and drone command and control facilities in Goruk, Iran, and on Qeshm Island over the weekend.”

CENTCOM further explained, “These calculated strikes took place on Saturday and Sunday as a counter to aggressive Iranian moves, which involved shooting down a U.S. MQ-1 drone over international waters. U.S. fighter jets promptly neutralized Iranian air defenses, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones that presented imminent dangers to vessels in regional waters.”

The release added, “No U.S. personnel were injured. CENTCOM remains committed to safeguarding American assets and interests against unjustified Iranian aggression, even amid the current ceasefire.”

According to The Associated Press, Kuwait reported its air defenses engaged on Monday to counter drone and missile assaults. Concurrently, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed it retaliated against an American attack, without specifying the location—an apparent reference to the Kuwait incident. Per the AP, a Guard statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency said the U.S. had aimed at a telecommunications tower.

In a Monday morning Truth Social post, President Donald Trump asserted that Iran “really wants” to reach a deal, contending that vocal critics are complicating his negotiation efforts.

He advised the public to “sit back and relax,” expressing confidence the situation would conclude favorably.

“Iran genuinely desires an agreement, which will be advantageous for the U.S.A. and its allies. However, don’t the Dumocrats, along with certain seemingly disloyal Republicans, realize it is FAR more challenging for me to execute my duties and negotiate when political operatives persistently and unprecedentedly ‘chirp’ negative comments, repeatedly urging me to act faster, slower, to initiate war, to avoid war, or anything else,” he stated in an early Monday Truth Social post.

“Simply sit back and relax, everything will resolve positively in the end – It always does!” he proclaimed.

The United States is maintaining a blockade on Iran.

In a Saturday press release, CENTCOM announced, “U.S. forces in the Gulf of Oman implemented blockade protocols on May 29 by disabling a Gambia-flagged ship that was trying to reach an Iranian port.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report