For the second time in three days, American forces conducted what a US. official said on Wednesday were self-defense strikes in southern Iran. The United States knocked down four one-way attack drones that the official said Iran launched over the Strait of Hormuz. The drones, according to the official, threatened U.S. forces in the region and what little commercial maritime traffic is going through the strait, which Iran has effectively blockaded. The military then conducted airstrikes against a drone ground-control station in Bandar Abbas before it could fire a fifth drone, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters.

Full report : As a potential cease-fire hangs in the balance, an official said the strikes were in self-defense, with targets including four one-way attack drones launched by Iran.