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US military launches strikes on southern Iran amid talks in Qatar
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- US Central Command announces ‘self-defence’ strikes as Tehran’s top negotiators gather in Qatar for talks.
- US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it carried out the “self-defence strikes” to protect US troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.
- “Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines,” Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, a CENTCOM spokesperson, said in a statement to Al Jazeera late on Monday.
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US Central Command announces ‘self-defence’ strikes as Tehran’s top negotiators gather in Qatar for talks.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Vessels sit anchored off the port city of Khasab on Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula on May 17, 2026 [AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026The United States has launched strikes on targets in southern Iran, the US military has said, as Tehran’s top negotiators gather in Qatar for talks aimed at reaching a peace deal with Washington.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it carried out the “self-defence strikes” to protect US troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.
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