US Fires Back at Iran After Ship Attack in Hormuz Strait

The command added that Iran's "dangerous" actions undermined freedom of navigation through a vital international trade corridor. | World News

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US Central Command (CENTCOM) launched retaliatory strikes against Iran in response to its attack on a commercial ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

The US military targeted Iranian missile and drone storage facilities, as well as coastal radar sites, after Iran struck the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel M/V Ever Lovely with a one-way attack drone on June 25.

CENTCOM said Iran's actions 'clearly violated the ceasefire' and undermined freedom of navigation through a vital international trade corridor.

The British military reported a container ship was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman, with no injuries reported.

US President Donald Trump called the attack a 'foolish violation' of the ceasefire agreement.