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News · 26 May 2026

US strikes Iran over vessels attempting to deploy mines

US strikes Iran over vessels attempting to deploy mines

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Recent self-defense airstrikes have been carried out to safeguard American troops against dangers emanating from Iranian forces. US forces carried out these new attacks in southern Iran on Monday evening, based on information from a statement disseminated by American media. Captain Tim Hawkins of Central Command verified that the sites attacked were missile launch locations and Iranian vessels attempting to deploy mines.

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