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U.S. aircraft strike Iranian missile sites after vessel attack
U.S. Central Command said aircraft hit Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites. The strikes followed an Iranian drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on June 25.
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U.S. Central Command announced that aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites. The action came after Iran hit the vessel M/V Ever Lovely with a one-way attack drone on June 25. CENTCOM stated the strikes responded to what it called unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping.
The command said the incident violated an existing ceasefire and undermined freedom of navigation in the strait. Iranian media reported hearing an explosion in Sirik in southern Iran shortly after the strikes. The source of the sound remained unclear in initial reports.
Iranian response Iran's IRGC said a U.S. attack on Sirik Island will not go unanswered. The group claimed its naval and air forces neutralized the strike and warned that further action would face a harsh response.
Regional developments Separate talks produced a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon on the handover of Israeli-occupied territory in southern Lebanon. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the deal creates a process to restore Lebanon's sovereignty and to disarm Hezbollah.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stated the agreement aims to achieve Israel's withdrawal from all Lebanese territories. Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah rejected the framework, calling it unilateral concessions that serve Israeli interests.
