US forces targeted Iranian coastal radar installations after downing Iranian drones suspected of threatening maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. This action escalates recent tensions.

US forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran towards the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said, in the latest escalation complicating efforts to end the war between the two countries. The US military believed the four Iranian drones were targeting regional maritime traffic, an official said. US Central Command said on social media that the US then struck Iran’s surveillance ‌sites in Goruk and Qeshm Island, which are both on the Strait of....