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Iran and U.S. exchange strikes in Gulf after ship attack claim
Iran said U.S. strikes on its territory violated a ceasefire agreement. U.S. Central Command said the strikes responded to an Iranian attack on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran said Saturday that U.S. strikes on Iranian territory violated a ceasefire deal reached to end the Middle East war. Iranian forces responded by striking U.S. targets in the Gulf region. The exchange followed U.S. accusations that Iran had attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Central Command stated the American strikes targeted Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions.
Hormuz traffic British maritime security agency UKMTO reported an unidentified projectile damaged an oil tanker in the strait on Saturday. Bahrain said it was targeted by several Iranian drones early Saturday and accused Tehran of sabotaging peace efforts.
Iran has warned vessels not to enter or leave the Gulf through the strait without permission, but ships have continued to move. Oil prices fell sharply on hopes that traffic through the waterway would continue to recover.
Lebanon signed an agreement Friday aimed at securing long-term peace. Hezbollah's leader rejected the deal Saturday, calling it humiliating and a surrender of sovereignty. Israeli forces carried out an airstrike Saturday targeting suspected militants in southern Lebanon. Lebanon's health ministry reported at least one person killed and two wounded in an Israeli airstrike on Nabatieh al-Fawqa.
