US Carries Out Defensive Strikes in Iran, Strait of Hormuz: Official

A U.S. official said the strikes were ‘measured, purely defensive, and intended to maintain the ceasefire.’

Ships sail through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz as the sun sets in the United Arab Emirates on March 23, 2026. AP Photo

The U.S. military on Wednesday carried out strikes in Iran and near the Strait of Hormuz after Iran launched a series of one-way drones, a U.S. official said.

“Today, U.S. Central Command Forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz,” the official said in an email to The Epoch Times, adding that, “U.S. forces also struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone.”