US Central Command carried out strikes against Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar stations overnight, in retaliation for the June 25 attack on the Singapore-flagged tanker M/V Ever Lovely, CENTCOM said. The US described Iran's actions as a violation of the ceasefire and a threat to freedom of navigation.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Saturday morning announced it carried out retaliatory strikes against Iranian military infrastructure in the Strait of Hormuz, targeting missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar stations. The operation was a response to the June 25 suicide drone attack on the Singapore-flagged tanker M/V Ever Lovely, which CENTCOM described as a flagrant violation of the ceasefire and a serious threat to freedom of navigation in one of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints.
The strikes follow a series of escalating exchanges. As The Zioneer reported on Friday (June 26), the US had already been actively striking Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, with a senior US official confirming the military was engaged in operations to protect shipping. That report followed the initial June 10 strike on an oil tanker attempting to break the Iranian blockade, and subsequent interceptions of Iranian suicide drones targeting commercial vessels.
Saturday morning's strikes appear to be a direct retaliation for the M/V Ever Lovely attack, which occurred despite the ceasefire framework between the US and Iran. CENTCOM's statement explicitly tied the new strikes to that incident, warning that the US will continue to respond to any further aggression. The extent of damage to Iranian sites is not yet independently confirmed, and no immediate Iranian response has been reported.
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