US says it struck Iranian drone command sites at the weekend

May 31 (Reuters) - ‌The U.S. ​said ​on Sunday it conducted "self-defense strikes" on Iranian radar ‌and drone control sites in Iran's ⁠Goruk and Qeshm Island at the ‌weekend in what it ‌said was a response to "aggressive" actions from Tehran.

The U.S. Central ​Command said in a post on X that Iran had ⁠shot down a U.S. MQ-1 drone that was ​operating over international waters.

CENTCOM said U.S. fighter aircraft responded by ​eliminating Iranian air ‌defenses, a ground control station, and two one-way attack ⁠drones.

It added that no U.S. military personnel were harmed.

The two countries ⁠had traded strikes last week as well ​with Iran targeting a U.S. air base after the U.S. military carried out ‌what a Washington official said were strikes targeting an ‌Iranian drone operation near the ⁠Strait of ‌Hormuz.

(Reporting by Shubham ​Kalia in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Raju ‌Gopalakrishnan)

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