U.S. Strikes Multiple Iranian Targets After Second Ship Hit in Strait of Hormuz

U.S. military aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites, coastal radar installations, air defense positions, communication systems, and minelayer facilities on Saturday. m. ET while the vessel carried more than two million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

CENTCOM said the latest U.S. action responded directly to the Kiku attack and followed earlier strikes on Friday that targeted Iranian sites after the first ship incident. Iran had been given an opportunity to observe the ceasefire after the initial U.S. response, according to the military statement, but launched the new drone strike instead.

Commercial vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz continue, CENTCOM reported, even as each side accuses the other of violating the agreement. Bahrain stated that Iranian drones struck its territory on Saturday and condemned the action as a threat to citizens and residents.

" — President Trump, June 28, 2026 (New York Post) Kuwait's foreign ministry said the continuation of the attacks amid efforts at de-escalation represents a dangerous undermining of peace and stability in the region.

The exchanges began Thursday when Iran struck a commercial ship near Oman, prompting U.S. strikes on Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar on Friday. Iran maintains that U.S. movements violated monitoring arrangements under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and warned that repeated aggression would draw a broader response.

The Associated Press noted that the recent attacks illustrate the risk that the interim deal could unravel even as neither side has formally abandoned talks.