ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Monday said it conducted “self-defense strikes” on Iranian radar and command sites for drones in Goruk and Qeshm Island over the weekend, while Iran reported another attack on a telecommunications tower in Sirik, warning a harsh response if repeated.

“The measured and deliberate strikes occurred on Saturday and Sunday in response to aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a US MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters,” CENTCOM said.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had previously announced intercepting a US MQ-1 drone in its “territorial waters” on Sunday.

“US fighter aircraft swiftly responded by eliminating Iranian air defenses, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones that posed clear threats to ships transiting regional waters,” CENTCOM added.

Also on Monday, the IRGC said the US attacked a telecommunications tower on Sirik Island in Hormozgan province.

“If the aggression is repeated, the response will be completely different and the responsibility lies with the aggressor and child-killing US regime,” it said, according to state media.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is “in no hurry” to make a deal with Iran, adding that military action against the country is still on the table, as the two warring sides move closer towards a potential deal.

Although the ceasefire brokered in April largely stopped hostilities between the warring sides, flare-ups in the Strait of Hormuz have led to minor clashes.

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway responsible for the transport of roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil, as a means in its war against the US and Israel which started in late February, sharply driving up global oil prices.

The US in turn imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, which Trump says costs Iran $500 million daily.