US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, US Central Command said, as top Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks to end the war.“US forces conducted self-defence strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” Tim Hawkins, a US Central Command spokesman, said in a statement.It gave no details of the attacks and said only that the targets included missile launch sites and boats trying to “emplace mines”.
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US attacks missile sites in Iran amid negotiations to end war
US forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran on Monday, targeting missile launch sites and boats attempting to lay mines. US Central Command stated these actions were taken to protect American troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-26 · 01:07 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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US forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran on Monday, targeting missile launch sites and boats attempting to lay mines. US Central Command stated these actions were taken to protect American troops from threats posed by Iranian forces. The attacks occurred as top Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks aimed at ending a war. No further details about the strikes were provided by US Central Command.
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US forces conducted self-defence strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.
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Top Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks to end the war.
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US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday.
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The targets included missile launch sites and boats trying to emplace mines.
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