US hammers Iran with more airstrikes after Islamic Republic attacks another ship in Strait of Hormuz
The United States has conducted more airstrikes against “multiple targets” in Iran on Saturday as retaliation for recent attacks by the Islamic nation, the US Central Command said.
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CENTCOM says that after the US struck Iran Friday in response to an Iranian attack on a ship called the M/V Ever Lovely, the Iran “was given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement but elected not to when its forces launched a one-way attack drone that hit M/T Kiku this morning at 4:30 a.m. ET.”
Military officials said the new Saturday attacks “targeted Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities.”
The military also said that “commercial vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz continue.”
The fragile ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran had severely deteriorated over the last few days following a series of rapid military exchanges in the Strait of Hormuz.
In response to the M/V Ever Lovely attack, President Trump ordered heavy U.S. airstrikes against drone launch sites inside Iran, prompting Iran to launch a retaliatory drone strike targeting installations in Bahrain.
Follow The Post’s coverage on the latest in the peace deal with Iran:
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- Strait of Hormuz closing again, IRGC announces — as US Central Command says commercial traffic has ‘increased’
This recent escalation threatens to collapse the broader peace process orchestrated by Vice President JD Vance.
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Commercial shipping remains heavily disrupted in the Strait of Hormuz.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
