US Targets Iran’s Missile Launch Sites and Boats in ‘Self-Defense’ Strike
New Delhi, 26th May 2026: Amid ongoing peace talks between the US and Iran, American forces have carried out strikes on southern Iran. It is being reported that the US military attacked southern Iran in the name of self-defense.
CENTCOM spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins told Fox News that the US carried out self-defense strikes in southern Iran. “To protect our forces from threats posed by the Iranian military, the US military today conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran. These included missile launch sites and Iranian boats that were attempting to lay mines. US Central Command continues to protect its forces while exercising restraint during the current ceasefire.”
Trump: Iran Must Hand Over or Destroy Its Uranium
On one hand, US President Trump said during his Memorial Day address, “Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.” On the other hand, Trump clarified on social media, “Enriched uranium must either be immediately handed over to the United States so it can be brought back and destroyed, or better yet, it should be destroyed right there, or at some other acceptable location, in cooperation and coordination with the Islamic Republic of Iran. A nuclear energy commission or an equivalent body should be present as a witness to this entire process and event.”
According to a TOI report, explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas and surrounding coastal areas of Iran amid the ongoing US-Iran peace talks. Residents of Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas heard several explosions, and similar blast-like sounds were also reported in the towns of Sirik and Jask near the southern coast. However, the exact source and location of the explosions could not be immediately determined.
