WASHINGTON ¨C The U.S. military said Tuesday that it had ¡°successfully defeated¡± a series of Iranian missile and drone attacks in the Persian Gulf and conducted self-defense strikes on Iran¡¯s Qeshm Island.
U.S. Central Command also denied claims by Iran¡¯s Revolutionary Guard?that they had struck the headquarters of the U.S. Navy¡¯s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and a separate air base in the region.
¡°Iran launched several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbors; however, all failed to hit their intended targets,¡± Centcom said in a statement.
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