U.S. Strikes Iranian Ground Station and Disables Oil Tanker After Iranian Missile and Drone Attacks During Ceasefire

U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf region.

CENTCOM said Tuesday it shot down three Iranian drones that had targeted civilian mariners. U.S. Three of those missiles were fired at Bahrain and were shot down by air defenses.

Two additional missiles directed toward Kuwait fell short or broke apart en route.

U.S. In response, the command said it struck the ground control station on Qeshm Island, which abuts the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. move Tuesday that disabled an oil tanker sailing toward Iran by firing a missile at its engine room.

U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and a vessel belonging to the American Zionist enemy. Iran and the United States entered into a ceasefire on April 7 that halted most direct hostilities in the three-month-long war.

U.S. forces say the ceasefire remains in place. "CENTCOM forces remain vigilant and ready to defend against unwarranted Iranian aggression during the ongoing ceasefire," the military command said in its statement.