Update: US, Iran trade strikes near Gulf bases (opens in new tab)

U.S. forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz, then struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island, U.S. Central Command said. CENTCOM said the drones posed “an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic” and that the strikes were intended to prevent further attacks. Hours later, Iran launched ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain. U.S. Central Command said it intercepted six of seven missiles and that the...