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The US military has struck Iranian facilities after President Donald Trump accused Iran of a “stupid violation” of the ceasefire following an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. <\/b><\/p>\n
There were no reports of casualties when the ship was shot down by a one-way drone on Thursday, an incident that prompted the planned evacuation of thousands of sailors stranded in the region. <\/p>\n
In response, the US Central Command said on Friday that it had struck missile and drone caches, as well as coastal radar positions. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) blamed the US and Israel.<\/p>\n
Minutes before the strikes were announced, Trump said, “You’ll see,” when asked if the U.S. would retaliate against Iran. <\/p>\n
US Central Command – or Centcom – described the strikes as a “strong response” to the drone attack.<\/p>\n
“The unjustified aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces has clearly violated the ceasefire,” the statement said. <\/p>\n
“Furthermore, Iran’s dangerous behavior has undermined freedom of navigation as trade increasingly passes through a vital international trade corridor.”<\/p>\n
Centcom said the US military will “continue to provide safe passage coordination and support for commercial vessels transiting the strait”.<\/p>\n
It is unclear at this point whether the US attacks were isolated or part of a broader, sustained response. <\/p>\n
Later on Friday, IRGC said: “The US regime, in violation of the treaty, as always violated its obligations and launched an airstrike on the coast of the Islamic Republic of Iran under various pretexts that the ship violated an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz.”<\/p>\n
It added: “If aggression is repeated, our response will be more comprehensive than this.”<\/p>\n
The IRGC also accused the “Zionist regime” – meaning Israel – of violating the ceasefire in Lebanon.<\/p>\n