- US strikes Iranian radar, drone control sites in self-defense.
- Iran shot down a US MQ-1 drone over international waters.
- IRGC claims targeting air base after US telecoms tower attack.
The US said on Sunday it conducted "self-defence strikes" on Iranian radar and drone control sites in Iran's Goruk and Qeshm Islands at the weekend in what it said was a response to "aggressive" actions from Tehran. The US Central Command said in a post on X that Iran had shot down a US MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters. CENTCOM said US fighter aircraft responded by eliminating Iranian air defences, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones.
It added that no US military personnel were harmed. The two countries had traded strikes last week as well, with Iran targeting a US air base after the US military carried out what a Washington official said were strikes targeting an Iranian drone operation near the Strait of Hormuz.
IRGC targeted air base used in US attack on island of Sirik
Meanwhile, Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Monday its aerospace force targeted an air base used in what it called a US attack on a telecoms tower on Sirik Island, but did not give the location of the base.
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Kuwait said its air defences have opened fire early Monday morning to intercept incoming drone and missile fire. No one immediately claimed the Kuwait attack, though it was likely launched by Iran or Iranian-backed Shiite militias in Iraq. Both launched numerous attacks on Kuwait during the Iran war.
US-Iran peace deal in limbo
US President Donald Trump has requested further amendments to a proposed agreement with Iran aimed at prolonging a ceasefire, CBS News reported. According to reports, the newest draft incorporates a 60-day cessation of hostilities, measures to unlock the Strait of Hormuz, and a framework to resume negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme. However, an official agreement has not yet been declared.
A high-level White House session held on Friday to reach a "final determination" concluded without any definitive resolution.
Trump signalled that blocking Iran from engineering nuclear armaments continues to be a core element of the potential pact."The one guarantee that I have to have is that there will be no nuclear weapons," he asserted during a broadcast interview on Fox News.
The US President further mentioned that he was in "no hurry" to finalise a pact. According to Axios, as cited by CBS News, Trump demanded multiple revisions during the Friday session and has subsequently pushed for additional modifications.
Conversely, Iranian authorities have maintained that no pact will be tolerated in the absence of explicit guarantees. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf specified that Tehran would reject any terms unless its rights are thoroughly protected.
(With inputs from agencies)
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