The United States carries out additional strikes on Iran hours after a Panama-flagged tanker is hit by an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions rise following the most serious escalation since a two-week-old interim peace deal. U.S. Central Command says its forces strike Iranian targets in direct response to “continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping,” accusing Iran of violating the interim agreement. CENTCOM says the strikes target Iranian military surveillance, communications, air defense, drone storage and mine-laying facilities. Iran’s state media reports explosions in Sirik in southern Iran, without further detail. Several outlets also report that each side accuses the other of breaching the ceasefire terms. Separately, reporting cited by some outlets says Iran retaliates by launching missiles and drones at U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, describing its response as forceful. The incidents are framed by the outlets as a breakdown of the short-lived reduction in hostilities between the two countries, with commercial shipping in the Hormuz area affected.
U.S. carries out fresh strikes on Iran after tanker attack in Strait of Hormuz
The United States carries out additional strikes on Iran hours after a Panama-flagged tanker is hit by an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions rise following the most serious escalation...
- A tanker is hit in the Strait of Hormuz in an attack attributed by U.S. officials to an Iranian drone.
- The U.S. military says it carries out fresh strikes on Iran hours after the tanker attack.
- U.S. Central Command says the strikes target Iranian military surveillance, communications, air defense, drone storage and mine-laying facilities.
- Iran reports explosions in Sirik, southern Iran, following the U.S. strikes, without providing additional details.
- The actions follow a two-week interim peace/ceasefire arrangement that both sides accuse each other of violating.
A fragile US-Iran ceasefire shattered following fresh military strikes after an oil tanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz. The US targeted Iranian military infrastructure, accusing Tehran of a drone strike. Iran retaliated with missiles and drones at US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, warning of further action. This escalation jeopardizes regional stability and global energy supplies.
2 hours agoThe US military said it struck Iran again, hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, in the worst escalation since the two sides signed an interim peace deal two weeks ago.
5 hours agoDUBAI/WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it struck Iran again, hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, in the worst escalation since the two sides signed an interim peace deal two weeks ago. Each of the warring sides has accused the other of violating the agreement reached two weeks ago to end the four-month-old conflict. U.S. Central Command said on Saturday its forces carried out fresh strikes after a Panama-flagged tanker was attacked by an Iranian drone early on Saturday. In Iran, state broadcaster IRIB said early Sunday local time that explosions were heard in Sirik in southern Iran, without providing further details. "Iran was given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement but elected not to," U.S. Central Command said in a statement. It said the strikes were "in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping" and targeted Iranian military surveillance, communications, air defense, drone storage and mine-laying facilities. A U.S. defense official later reported that the strikes on Iranian targets were complete, according to Fox News. W
5 hours agoBy Jana Choukeir and Jasper WardDUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it struck Iran again, hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, in the worst escalation since the two sides signed an interim peace deal two weeks ago.Each of the warring sides has accused the other of violating the agreement reached two weeks ago to end the four-month-old conflict.
6 hours agoSmoke rises from explosions at an unknown location, following what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said were strikes on Iran in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERS A tanker reported being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, Britain's maritime security agency said, after the United States and Iran each launched strikes in the worst escalation since they signed an interim peace deal.
7 hours agoSmoke rises from explosions at an unknown location, following what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said were strikes on Iran in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERS The US military said it struck Iran again, hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, in the worst escalation since the two sides signed an interim peace deal two weeks ago.
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