'Immediate threat': US downs four Iranian drones, strikes radar sites near Hormuz

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• Image credit: ANI Trump downplays escalation Fighting escalates on multiple fronts American forces shot down four Iranian drones heading toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and followed up by hitting Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites, escalating tensions that continue to test an already fragile ceasefire.US Central Command said the drones were "one-way attack" unmanned aircraft that posed an immediate threat to ships moving through the strategic waterway.
• Within hours, American warplanes struck radar installations in Goruk and on Qeshm Island."The attack drones posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic," CENTCOM said in a post on X.
• The strikes on Iranian radar sites were carried out "to defend against further attacks."No US personnel or assets were reported harmed, and there were no immediate major disruptions to shipping.The back-and-forth comes as the Trump administration enforces a naval blockade on Iranian ports, a response to Tehran's effective closure of the Strait...