Florida [US], June 1 (ANI): The United States Central Command (CENTOM) on Sunday (local time) said that it carried out self-defence strikes on Iranian radar and command and control sites for drones in Southern Iran over the weekend, following “aggressive Iranian actions”.
According to the CENTCOM article, the strikes targeted radar and drone control facilities in Goruk, Iran, and on Qeshm Island. The military action was conducted on Saturday (local time) and Sunday (local time) in response to the reported shootdown of a US MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters.
CENTCOM stated that US fighter aircraft responded “swiftly” to the incident, eliminating “Iranian air defenses, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones” that it said posed “clear threats” to vessels transiting regional waters. The command described the operation as “measured and deliberate”, emphasising that the strikes were carried out in self-defence. “No American service members were harmed,” CENTCOM said, adding that it would continue to safeguard “US assets and interests in response to unwarranted Iranian aggression during the ongoing ceasefire.”
Earlier, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that its air defence units shot down a US MQ-1 drone after it allegedly entered Iranian territorial airspace in the early hours of Sunday, according to the Iranian semi-official news agency Tasnim.According to the Iranian news agency, the statement said the aerial vehicle was immediately detected by the IRGC’s surveillance and air defence systems and was subsequently targeted by advanced air defence missiles.
Iranian authorities claimed the drone was successfully destroyed.The IRGC characterised the aircraft belonging to the US Army and justified the claimed shooting down of the drone as it claimed that the drone entered with the “intention of carrying out hostile operations.”Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has requested further amendments to a proposed agreement with Iran aimed at prolonging a ceasefire, CBS News reported.According to reports, the newest draft incorporates a 60-day cessation of hostilities, measures to unlock the Strait of Hormuz, and a framework to resume negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme.
However, an official agreement has not yet been declared.A high-level White House session held on Friday to reach a “final determination” concluded without any definitive resolution.Trump signalled that blocking Iran from engineering nuclear armaments continues to be a core element of the potential pact. “The one guarantee that I have to have is that there will be no nuclear weapons,” he asserted during a broadcast interview on Fox News.The US President further mentioned that he was in “no hurry” to finalise a pact.
According to Axios, as cited by CBS News, Trump demanded multiple revisions during the Friday session and has subsequently pushed for additional modifications.Conversely, Iranian authorities have maintained that no pact will be tolerated in the absence of explicit guarantees.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf specified that Tehran would reject any terms unless its rights are thoroughly protected.Compounding this position, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated: “Until a conclusion is reached… everything that is being said now is speculation.”Iranian media outlets reported that the diplomatic parleys are persistently underway, with both factions actively putting forward adjustments to the text. (ANI)
Trump says even if Iran “surrenders”, Democrats and media would still portray Iran’s ‘victory’ over US
Washington DC [US], June 2 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) described the hypothetical scenario in which if Iran “surrenders” and is forced into complete military surrender, the political opponents and the media would still distort the outcome. In the post, Trump claimed that if Iran‘s navy and air force were destroyed and its military withdrew from Tehran, “weapons dropped and hands held high,” and even if Iran‘s leadership signed “all necessary ‘Documents of Surrender‘” and acknowledged defeat to “the great power and force of the magnificent U.S.A,” critics would still misrepresent the outcome. 
Trump said, “If Iran surrenders, admits their Navy is gone and resting at the bottom of the sea, and their Air Force is no longer with us, and if their entire Military walks out of Tehran, weapons dropped and hands held high, each shouting “I surrender, I surrender” while wildly waving the representative White Flag, and if their entire remaining Leadership signs all necessary “Documents of Surrender,” and admit their defeat to the great power and force of the magnificent U.S.A.” Trump said that multiple US media outlets would still portray Iran as having achieved “a Masterful and Brilliant Victory over The United States of America,” despite the fulfilment of hypothetical conditions described.
He also criticised Democrats, referring to them as “Dumacrats”, and said both they and the media had “totally lost their way” and they had gone “absolutely crazy” in interpreting the outcome of the conflict. He said, “The Failing New York Times, The China Street Journal (WSJ!), Corrupt and now Irrelevant CNN, and all other members of the Fake News Media, will headline that Iran had a Masterful and Brilliant Victory over The United States of America, it wasn’t even close.
The Dumacrats and Media have totally lost their way. They have gone absolutely crazy!!!” Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump indicated his optimism regarding a breakthrough in the Middle East, noting that he anticipates securing an agreement with Tehran to prolong the truce and restore transit through the strategic maritime chokepoint “over the next week”.
He told ABC News he has thus far withheld final approval on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at unblocking the vital shipping lane, explaining, “I still have to get a few more points.”This optimistic outlook builds on a statement he had made just a few hours earlier on Monday, when the US President announced that negotiations with Tehran are progressing “at a rapid pace”, despite a recent exchange of fire that has severely tested the fragile truce between the two nations.Elaborating during that earlier window on Monday via social media, the US President posted on Truth Social, “Talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
However, this diplomatic momentum is moving against a volatile backdrop, as the ceasefire, which was established nearly two months ago following weeks of intense conflict, faces renewed friction after American and Iranian forces engaged in retaliatory strikes over the weekend and into Monday. These latest hostilities have triggered widespread concern that the truce might break down and disrupt ongoing diplomatic channels entirely. (ANI)
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