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U.S. Strikes Iranian Targets After Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military struck Iranian military sites on Saturday after a Panama-flagged tanker was hit by a drone in the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes followed a series of attacks and counterattacks that both sides say violated a 60-day ceasefire.
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The U.S. military attacked Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities on Saturday in response to an earlier strike on a commercial tanker. m. by a one-way attack drone while carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil near the Strait of Hormuz.
Background to the Ceasefire The strikes occurred during a 60-day ceasefire that the United States and Iran had agreed to while pursuing a permanent peace deal. Both sides have accused each other of violating the truce. On Friday, the U.S. military struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites after President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating the ceasefire.
and Regional Reactions Iran's Revolutionary
Guard said the U.S. attacked Iranian coasts after a ship passed through an unauthorized route and that the IRGC Navy responded by striking U.S. positions in the region. Bahrain condemned an Iranian drone strike as a "blatant violation" of its sovereignty.
Ebrahim Azizi, head of the national security commission of the Iranian parliament, posted on X that the U.S. attacked Iran in the middle of negotiations and called the action a reckless violation of the ceasefire. " — Central Command, June 2026 (CNBC) Central Command said commercial vessel transits through the strait continue despite the attacks.
