US Military Shoots Down Iranian Drones Launched Towards Strait Of Hormuz
Iran has launched multiple drones towards the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported on Friday, citing a US official who also said at least four drones were shot down by US aircraft.
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- US military shot down four Iranian drones near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday
- The US struck Iranian coastal radar sites in response to the drone threat
- Iranian drones recently damaged Kuwait airport, killing one and wounding many
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The US military said it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and then struck some of the Islamic Republic's coastal surveillance radar sites in response.
"The attack drones posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic," US Central Command said on social media. The military is enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports in response to Tehran's chokehold on the crucial corridor for global oil and natural gas shipments, which has sent energy prices spiking.
It was the latest in back-and-forth attacks that have strained the tenuous ceasefire in the war and efforts to reach a deal to extend that truce.
Earlier this week, Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal at Kuwait's main airport, killing one person, wounding dozens and briefly closing the airfield.
Despite the attacks raising new concerns that the ceasefire could collapse, Trump reiterated this week that he's certain his administration is on track to successfully wrap up the conflict.
"We're going to win one way or another," Trump told reporters Thursday in the Oval Office.
His administration also has touted the latest ceasefire agreed to this week by the Lebanese government and Israel after US-brokered talks in Washington. That's despite the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group rejecting the agreement and new attacks launched by both sides.
The fighting in Lebanon, where Israeli forces have seized large swaths of the south, also threatens efforts to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has demanded that any lasting truce extend to Lebanon.
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