Trump Issues Chilling New Ultimatum To Iran As Peace Talks Continue

“U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” CENTCOM spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said in a statement.

Officials said the strikes focused on Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps assets, including two vessels reportedly laying mines near the Strait of Hormuz and a surface-to-air missile site in Bandar Abbas that had targeted U.S. warplanes.

“These were defensive strikes,” one senior U.S. official told reporters, emphasizing that the actions were not intended to end the current ceasefire framework but rather to protect American troops and maritime operations.