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Tim Hawkins told <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JenGriffinFNC\">Fox News<\/a>. \u201cTargets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hawkins said U.S. CENTCOM \u201ccontinues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strikes comes as President Trump says negotiations with Iran are continuing over a deal that would include reopening the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNegotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran are proceeding nicely!\u201d Trump said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116635193825443617\">social media post<\/a> earlier Monday. \u201cIt will only be a Great Deal for all or, no Deal at all \u2014 Back to the Battlefront and shooting, but bigger and stronger than ever before \u2014 And nobody wants that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump said Saturday that an agreement had been \u201clargely negotiated\u201d between the United States, Iran and other countries, but remained subject to finalization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. forces have carried out &#8220;self-defense&#8221; strikes in southern Iran against missile launch sites and boats allegedly attempting to place mines, according to the U.S. military. 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