US attacks Iranian radars after shooting down drones

The United States Army struck "coastal surveillance radar sites" in Iran this Friday (5) after shooting down four Iranian one-way attack drones, according to US Central Command.

"The attack drones posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic. U.S. forces subsequently struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in Goruk and Qeshm Island to defend against further attacks," CENTCOM said in a post on X.

The military said it will continue to respond to "unjustified Iranian aggression in self-defense."

"Warning shots"
Iran fired several shots as a "warning measure" near the Strait of Hormuz, the semi-official Iranian Mehr agency reported on Saturday (7) local time.

According to the report, the shots "may have been related" to the repositioning of United States Navy ships in the region.

The news comes amid reports from a US official that Iran has launched multiple drones towards the strait.

According to Mehr, the target of Iranian fire was at sea beyond Larak Island - a small island off the coast of the strategic Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas.

The agency also reported that unsubstantiated allegations about attacks in Bandar Abbas had circulated on social media.

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Source: CNN