US Central Command said in a statement the strikes were designed "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces".

The strikes on Iranian missile launch sites and boats were taken in "self-defence", US Central Command says.

US Central Command says the strikes were taken in "self-defense". It comes as senior Iranian negotiators are in Qatar for talks to end the war.

The strikes on Iranian missile launch sites and boats were taken in "self-defence", US Central Command says.

The U.S. military struck targets in Iran near the Strait of Hormuz in what a spokesman for the military said Monday were acts of self-defense.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says negotiating a deal with Iran could "take a few days," quashing hopes for an imminent end to the conflict.

Amid ongoing peace talks, the US military launched limited “self-defence” strikes in southern Iran, targeting missile launch sites and IRGC boats allegedly attempting to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz. 

May 25 (UPI) -- The United States launched strikes in southern Iran on Monday even as negotiators for Tehran and Washington were preparing for further talks to end their war, a U.S. military spokesman said.

The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out "self-defense" strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines.

U.S. military conducts self-defense strikes in Iran to protect troops amid ongoing ceasefire and evolving diplomatic negotiations.

U.S. military conducts self-defense strikes in Iran to protect troops amid ongoing ceasefire and evolving diplomatic negotiations.

The U.S. military struck targets in Iran near the Strait of Hormuz in what a spokesman for the military said Monday were acts of self-defense. Command, said the attacks were “self-defense strikes” and included “missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines.” The strikes were in Bandar Abbas, in southern Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz, a defense official said. There was no announcement of any change in the temporary ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, which went into effect April 8. “U.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” Hawkins said. Semiofficial Iranian media reported explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas city and the coastal areas near the strait, Reuters reported. Iran’s Mehr news agency said that the situation in Bandar Abbas was under control and that there was no cause for concern, according to Reuters. There have been talks between Iran and the U.S. about ending the war, which began with U.S. and Israeli strikes against…