ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iran said it launched missiles from Khuzestan province on Monday after accusing the United States of striking a telecommunications tower on Sirik Island, while US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had carried out self-defense strikes on Iranian military sites over the weekend in response to Iranian aggression.
In a statement, the Public Relations Office of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the strike was carried out in response to what it described as US aggression.
"Following the aggression an hour ago by the aggressor US military against a telecommunications tower on Sirik Island, located in Hormozgan Province, combatants of the IRGC Aerospace Force targeted the airbase from which the attack originated, and the designated targets were destroyed," the statement said, as released by its affiliated Tasnim news agency.
Separately, CENTCOM said it had conducted strikes on Iranian military infrastructure in what it described as a defensive response.
"U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted self-defense strikes on Iranian radar and command and control sites for drones in Goruk, Iran and Qeshm Island this weekend," the statement said.
It added that the operation followed Iranian actions against US forces.
"The measured and deliberate strikes occurred on Saturday and Sunday in response to aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a U.S. MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters," CENTCOM said.
CENTCOM added that it "will continue to protect U.S. assets and interests in response to unwarranted Iranian aggression during the ongoing ceasefire."
The latest exchange comes amid continuing tensions between Iran and the US following months of conflict across the region.
The US and Israel launched a large-scale aerial campaign against Iran in late February, striking thousands of targets across the country during six weeks of hostilities. Iran responded with thousands of missile and drone attacks across the Middle East, targeting what it said were US assets and carrying out retaliatory strikes against Israel.
The IRGC also warned Washington against further action.
"The IRGC Aerospace Force warned that in the event of repeated aggression, the response will be completely different, and the responsibility for it will lie with the aggressor and child-killing US regime," it added.
Iranian media reported that missiles were launched from the city of Omidiyeh in Khuzestan province. Footage circulated by Iranian outlets was said to have been recorded at approximately 6:30 am local time on Monday.
Meanwhile, Kuwait's military said its air defense systems were actively responding to aerial threats.
"Kuwaiti air defenses are currently confronting hostile missile and drone attacks," the General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army said in a statement.
The military added that "any explosion sounds heard are the result of air defense systems intercepting the hostile attacks" and urged residents to follow security and safety instructions issued by the authorities.
The US-Iran fighting was halted by a Pakistan-mediated ceasefire that took effect on April 8, creating an opening for negotiations between Tehran and Washington. However, no final agreement has been reached.
On Sunday, Iran's chief negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf reiterated Tehran's position, saying, "We will not approve any agreement until we are certain that the rights of the Iranian people have been upheld."
He also said Iranian negotiators "neither trust the enemy's words nor its promises."
The remarks came after Axios reported on Saturday that US President Donald Trump had returned a proposed framework agreement to Tehran with tougher conditions, particularly concerning Iran's nuclear program.
Trump has repeatedly said preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons remains a central US objective.
"The one guarantee that I have to have is that there will be no nuclear weapons. They've agreed to that, and it was very interesting," Trump told Fox News on Saturday.
He also suggested military options remained available if diplomacy failed, saying: "I'm in no hurry. If we don't get what we want, we're going to end in a different way."