Asaf Rozentsweig reports: Iran struck two civilian ships with missiles overnight; US expected to respond

Journalist Asaf Rozentsweig reports, citing US sources, that Iran attacked two civilian merchant vessels with missiles overnight. No casualties were reported. The US is expected to retaliate with its own strikes, according to the report.

The desk's latest: journalist Asaf Rozentsweig, citing US sources, now reports that Iran struck two civilian merchant ships with missiles overnight, with no casualties. The report further states that the US is expected to retaliate with its own strikes. This update, published at 05:52 Jerusalem, comes after a series of earlier reports throughout the early hours of Tuesday.

The thread began at 03:34 Jerusalem, when initial reports — from a single source — said the IRGC had fired on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. By 03:34, subsequent versions specified that at least two missiles were fired (v2) and that the attacks had resumed after the expiration of a US-Iran memorandum of understanding (v3). At the same time (v4), US officials confirmed ballistic missiles were used and expected a forceful US response. Version 5, also at 03:34, confirmed that the targeted vessels were civilian merchant ships and that no casualties were reported. The Rozentsweig report now adds a named source and confirms the expectation of US retaliation.

The attacks follow weeks of escalating US-Iran hostilities in the region. As The Zioneer has reported, the US has previously struck Iranian targets with Tomahawk missiles, and Iran has claimed attacks on US warships — though CENTCOM denied those claims. The current incident occurred after a week-long US-Iran understanding on halting attacks expired.

As of 06:09 Jerusalem, the Rozentsweig report remains unverified by independent sources, but it originates from a journalist with direct access to US sources. No further details on the ships' identities, damage, or the exact location have been released.

8 developments

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2. 07:09 · 7 Jul

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3. 06:09 · 7 Jul

   US expected to retaliate with its own strikes.

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