strikes took place.
Some of the dozens of American warplanes and nearly two dozen Navy warships, including two aircraft carriers and their escort ships enforcing a blockade against vessels trying to enter or leave Iranian ports in or around the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, were threatened by Iranian surface-to-air missiles, a senior U. S.
military official said.
The U. S. strikes were near the Iranian port and navy base at Bandar Abbas, the official said.
American and Iranian forces have clashed in other ways since a cease fire took effect approximately six weeks ago
But the strikes on Monday occurred as Iranian officials gathered in Qatar for negotiations on ending the war.
