US military struck Iran’s ground control station; shot down 4 drones
Bandar Abbas is a port city on the southern coast of the nation, located on the Persian Gulf. The Iranian drones posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway that the Iranian regime has effectively choked off. “These actions were measured, purely defensive, and intended to maintain the ceasefire,” the U.S. official said.
- ▪Bandar Abbas is a port city on the southern coast of the nation, located on the Persian Gulf.
- ▪The Iranian drones posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway that the Iranian regime has effectively choked off.
- ▪“These actions were measured, purely defensive, and intended to maintain the ceasefire,” the U.S. official said.
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Defense US military struck Iran’s ground control station; shot down 4 drones Comments: by Filip Timotija - 05/27/26 8:20 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Filip Timotija - 05/27/26 8:20 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING The U.S. military intercepted and shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones and struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone, a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Hill on Wednesday. Bandar Abbas is a port city on the southern coast of the nation, located on the Persian Gulf. The Iranian drones posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway that the Iranian regime has effectively choked off.
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