US Engages Iran Following Drone Incident — Hits Radar and Command Facilities - video Dailymotion

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On the weekend of May 31, the US armed forces conducted strikes on Iranian radar and command-and-control installations after an Iranian missile downed a US MQ-1 drone flying over international waters in the Persian Gulf. The US characterized the actions as primarily 'defensive.' This occurrence highlighted the precarious nature of the current ceasefire and sparked worries that negotiations for a deal might fail before a final agreement is reached. Both parties escalated their actions shortly after the incident but soon returned to discussions.

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00:00The fragility of the Iran ceasefire was on full display this weekend.

00:03The U.S. military carried out strikes against Iranian radar and command and control sites

00:09on May 31. This happened after Iran shot down a U.S. MQ-1 drone operating over international

00:16waters in the Persian Gulf. U.S. Central Command described the strikes as defensive and proportionate.

00:22The incident threw the ongoing deal negotiations into uncertainty.

00:26Both sides escalated within hours of each other. At the same time, they were discussing a ceasefire

00:32extension and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran disputed the U.S. account of the

00:37drone's location. This has become the pattern of the negotiations. Tentative diplomatic progress

00:43gets interrupted by military incidents that test the ceasefire's limits. President Trump had declared

00:49the deal largely negotiated just days earlier. But he later sent back the draft with requests for

00:55stronger nuclear language. The White House said the U.S. holds the cards and would not negotiate

01:00through the press. Military and diplomatic tracks are running simultaneously, and one could derail

01:06the other.

US Engages Iran Following Drone Incident — Hits Radar and Command Facilities

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