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US Carries Out 'Self Defense Strikes' on Iran, As Trump Makes Important Announcement About 'Nuclear Dust'
2026-05-26
[RedState] President Donald Trump made an important post late Monday afternoon about the highly enriched uranium that has been the focus of the deal he's been trying to achieve with Iran.

Trump said that the stockpile would either have to be handed over to the U.S. or be destroyed under supervision as part of the agreement.

"The Enriched Uranium (Nuclear Dust!) will either be immediately turned over to the United States to be brought home and destroyed or, preferably, in conjunction and coordination with the Islamic Republic of Iran, destroyed in place or, at another acceptable location, with the Atomic Energy Commission, or its equivalent, being witness to this process and event," the president said in a post on Truth Social.

That's an interesting and important comment because it indicates that Trump and the U.S. are tightening up on the details.

There had been some prior discussion from Iran about the uranium going to a third country. But the problem with a third country would be, could you trust that they would not just send it back to Iran or even keep it for themselves for bad purposes? And you can't have that.

At the same time, we were still seeing some maneuvering from Iran. As we reported, Iran was trying to walk back calling for "tolls" on the Strait and repackage them with more legally acceptable language. President Masoud Pezeshkian was also firing off some inflammatory language.

Meanwhile, there were reported explosions in Bandar Abbas and a couple of other coastal areas, Sirik and Jask. We've seen that before when the regime tried to fire on U.S. warships.

Now, U.S. Central Command is confirming these were self-defense strikes.

"U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces," Capt. Tim Hawkins, a CENTCOM spokesperson, said.

"Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines. U.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire," Hawkins said.

According to a senior U.S. official, two Iranian boats were spotted laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, while forces also responded after a missile site had targeted U.S. warplanes.

The strikes took out Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boats. They also hit the SAM, or surface-to-air missile, site in Bandar Abbas.

CENTCOM indicated that the strikes were over for now and were not an indication that the ceasefire was over.

NY Post: US launches self-defense strikes in southern Iran,
CENTCOM says: The US military launched “self-defense strikes” against Iranian boats that were reportedly laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz Monday, according to US Central Command.

CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins said US military “eliminated” two IRGC boats that were seen setting mines in the strait, and also took out a surface-to-air missile site in Bandar Abbas, aaccording to Fox News.

The missile site based at Iran’s primary naval station was reportedly targeting US warplanes, Hawkins said.

Courtesy of Skidmark, Fox News is liveblogging events:
US launches 'self-defense strikes' on Iran as Israel orders Hezbollah attacks
The U.S. military carried out strikes on missile sites and IRGC boats in southern Iran as Netanyahu intensified attacks on Hezbollah amid escalating violence in Lebanon.

WHAT TO KNOW

  • President Donald Trump ripped Sen. Thom Tillis, Sen. Bill Cassidy and Rep. Thomas Massie in a Truth Social post defending his Iran negotiations, calling the lawmakers “weak and ineffective people” and “losers.”

  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in India that the U.S. has presented a “pretty solid” proposal to Iran involving reopening the straits and entering “a very real, significant, time limited negotiation” on nuclear issues, adding Washington awaits Tehran’s response.

  • Trump said any agreement with Iran would be “the exact opposite” of the Obama administration’s nuclear deal, insisting there would either be a “great and meaningful” deal or no deal at all.

  • Hundreds of British sailors are reportedly awaiting deployment to the Strait of Hormuz for a potential mine-clearing mission, with the United Kingdom preparing drones and naval support vessels.

  • President Masoud Pezeshkian invoked one of Iran’s strongest wartime symbols on May 24, signaling Tehran’s resolve to hold its ground against the U.S. and Israel

  • Israel warned that Hezbollah’s continued attacks on the Middle East region have made the situation unsustainable.

  • International internet access looked set to be restored to Iranian citizens after President Masoud Pezeshkian issued an order Monday to reopen it.

  • The U.S. military carried out defensive strikes in southern Iran targeting missile launch sites and IRGC boats, CENTCOM said.
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