U.S. Central Command said American aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar facilities near Sirik Island, in retaliation for Iran's suicide drone attack on the Singapore-flagged cargo ship M/V Ever Lovely on June 25. The strike targeted sites in southern Iran, CENTCOM said, after President Trump described Iran's actions as a 'foolish violation.' The operation follows a buildup of U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. military confirmed a second wave of strikes overnight Saturday against Iranian military infrastructure in southern Iran, expanding the ongoing confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM said the targets included missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar installations near Sirik Island. The operation was ordered in response to Iran's June 25 suicide drone attack on the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel M/V Ever Lovely as it transited the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump, who earlier on Saturday denounced Iran's actions as a 'foolish violation' of the ceasefire, had hinted at further military measures after the initial strike wave. As The Zioneer reported, the first U.S. strikes late Friday night had already hit similar storage and radar sites in the same area, near Sirik. The new strike deepens the U.S. response after an Iranian drone struck the civilian vessel.
The attack on the M/V Ever Lovely marked a significant escalation in the ongoing maritime confrontation between the U.S. and Iran in the strategic waterway. Multiple vessels have been targeted with Iranian drones over the past week, with some intercepted by American forces. The Pentagon has not provided an assessment of damage to the Iranian sites.
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