US strikes Iran in retaliation for Strait of Hormuz cargo ship attack
CENTCOM said six U.S. aircraft hit missile, drone and radar sites after Iran attacked a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, leaving no injuries.
- On Friday, U.S. Central Command directed strikes against Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz, describing the operation as a 'powerful response' to Tehran's drone attack on a commercial vessel the previous day.
- President Donald Trump declared the June 25 drone attack on the Singapore-flagged M/V Ever Lovely a 'foolish violation' of the ceasefire agreement signed on June 17, while Iran denied the breach, characterizing it as 'ceasefire management.'
- Iranian state media claimed retaliatory strikes, warning their response would be 'swift and decisive, at the time and place we choose,' while CENTCOM reported the strikes targeted storage sites to uphold freedom of navigation.
- The International Maritime Organization halted evacuation operations for stranded vessels on Friday until guarantees are provided against further attacks, though shipping data shows traffic remains operational with a significantly slowed normalization pace.
- Both the U.S. and Iran now weigh maintaining the ceasefire against risking further retaliatory strikes, as the 60-day diplomatic window for a final peace deal faces severe strain from the military exchange.
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U.S. responds to Iranian drone attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz
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Iran says it hit US military targets in retaliation to US attacks
Iran said Saturday it struck several U.S. military targets in response to a U.S. attack on Iranian missile and drone facilities on Friday. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said the U.S. violated the memorandum of understanding both sides agreed to this month, which included a 60-day ceasefire and opening of the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command said Friday's strikes were in retaliation for an Iranian attack on a Singapore-flagged …
New Tension in Straits of Hormuz as US-Iran Ceasefire Violated
New tension broke out in the Straits of Hormuz amidts evacuation efforts by the IMO for stranded commercial vessels, Credit: EPA via AMNA US and Iran exchanged strikes on targets in the Straits of Hormuz on Thursday and Friday and accused one another of violating the terms of a ceasefire that was agreed on last week. As a consequence of the new strikes, the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) paused its planned evacuation of more than…
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