The US intercepted multiple ballistic missiles and drones launched by Iran towards Kuwait, Bahrain, and the Strait of Hormuz in the early morning hours on Saturday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced.
According to CENTCOM, an initial assessment indicated that six of the missiles were intercepted and a seventh failed before hitting anything.
Iran launched the missiles hours after American forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that were posing a threat to maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
After shooting the drones down, the US struck Iranian military radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island.
Iran and the US have continued exchanging fire over the past week, while discussions about a peace deal remain stalled.
Iran’s navy said on Friday it had fired warning missiles and drones at US warships in the Gulf of Oman, accusing the US Navy of harassing maritime traffic and seizing commercial vessels and oil tankers, Iranian state media reported.
CENTCOM denied the reports later on Friday, saying in a post on X/Twitter, “Iranian forces did NOT attack or fire at US Navy warships.”
“Doing so would be a gross violation of the ceasefire,” CENTCOM added. “US forces continue to operate freely in regional waters while fully enforcing the ongoing blockade against Iran.”
On Monday, the US struck Iranian targets in Goruk and Qeshm Island along the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran’s downing of an American drone, CENTCOM announced in an X post on Monday.
US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran’s military has been “totally destroyed” and only has around 21% of its missile capacity left after US-Israeli strikes, during an interview with NBC News’s Kristen Welker on Friday.
“We know where their drones are, and we know where their drone factories are. Most of the drone factories have been knocked out… and most of the missile manufacturing areas have been knocked out,” Trump asserted.
When asked if he knew exactly how many missiles and drones Iran still holds, Trump said he did not want to tell Welker but that he knows “almost to the number” how many of such weapons remain in Tehran’s hands.
Goldie Katz contributed to this report.
