U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites after Iran hit M/V Ever Lovely with a one-way attack drone.
State of the Union: CENTCOM described American operations as retaliation for Iranian strikes on a tanker Thursday. The post BREAKING: U.S. Hits Iran in Retaliation for Tanker Strikes appeared first on The American Conservative .
Uncategorized BREAKING: U.S. Hits Iran in Retaliation for Tanker Strikes State of the Union: CENTCOM described American operations as retaliation for Iranian strikes on a tanker Thursday. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) This is a developing story. The U.S. conducted strikes against radar and drone storage sites on the Iranian coast late Friday New York time, per a CENTCOM statement . The statement described the strikes as a retaliation for an Iranian attack on a Singapore-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz Thursday. Friday was the ninth day of the 60-day ceasefire and negotiation period established by a memorandum…Open
The U.S. military conducted strikes against Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz , U.S. Central Command said in a statement. Why it matters: These are the first U.S. strikes against Iranian targets since the signing last week of the memorandum of understanding, which declared an end to the war. Driving the news: The U.S. strikes came after Iran on Thursday launched drones against several commercial ships that crossed through the Strait of Hormuz. - One drone hit a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, "Ever Lovely," while it was exiting the strait along the Omani coast, CENTCOM said, describing the U.S. attacks as a "powerful response." - President Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday that the Iranian attack was "a foolish violation of…
The U.S. military conducted strikes against Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz , U.S. Central Command said in a statement. Why it matters: These are the first U.S. strikes against Iranian targets since the signing last week of the memorandum of understanding, which declared an end to the war. Driving the news: The U.S. strikes came after Iran on Thursday launched drones against several commercial ships that crossed through the Strait of Hormuz. - One drone hit a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, "Ever Lovely," while it was exiting the strait along the Omani coast, CENTCOM said, describing the U.S. attacks as a "powerful response." - President Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday that the Iranian attack was "a foolish violation of…Open