US Central Command announced on Tuesday evening that US forces defended against Iranian attacks and executed “self-defense” strikes against an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island.
The US strikes on Qeshm Island came “in response to attempted attacks by Iran across the Middle East, June 2,” CENTCOM said.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, negotiations between the US and Iran are ongoing this week as Trump reportedly seeks amendments to the “largely negotiated” framework for a 60-day “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) that he announced last weekend. Included in the plan would be a 60-day ceasefire extension, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, concessions from Iran on nuclear enrichment, and an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.
But the fragile ceasefire continues to be tested.
Central Command wrote in a statement on Tuesday:
U.S. forces successfully defeated multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, and conducted self-defense strikes on Qeshm Island in response to attempted attacks by Iran across the Middle East, June 2.
Iran launched several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbors; however, all failed to hit their intended targets. Two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart enroute, and three missiles launched at Bahrain were immediately intercepted by U.S. and Bahrain air defense forces.
Moments earlier, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces shot down three one-way attack drones launched by Iran toward civilian mariners that were rightfully transiting regional waters. American forces also conducted self-defense strikes on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island.
No U.S. personnel were harmed. CENTCOM forces remain vigilant and ready to defend against unwarranted Iranian aggression during the ongoing ceasefire.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) June 2, 2026
This comes after CENTCOM announced earlier that US forces had disabled a Botswana-flagged oil tanker as part of its blockade enforcement actions.
“A U.S. aircraft ultimately disabled the vessel by firing a Hellfire missile into the ship’s engine room, preventing the tanker from reaching Iran,” CENTCOM wrote.
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President Donald Trump maintained that peace negotiations between the US and Iran "have been going on continuously, including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today," amid reports that Iran suspended talks with the US over Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon on Monday.
Trump made phone calls to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah representatives to end the fighting. He later announced that "all shooting will stop."
Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to hold talks at the US State Department on Tuesday, though fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continued on Monday night and Tuesday morning.
