India, June 3 -- The U.S. military on Tuesday said it had struck multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, and carried out self-defence strikes on Qeshm Island in response to what it described as attempted Iranian attacks across the Middle East on June 2.

In a statement, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said, "Iran launched several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbors; however, all failed to hit their intended targets."

According to CENTCOM, two Iranian missiles fired toward Kuwait either fell short or broke apart en route, while three missiles launched at Bahrain were intercepted by U.S. and Bahraini air defence systems.

CENTCOM also said its forces shot down three one-way attack drones launched by Iran that were targe...