US says it struck targets in Iran over ‘continued aggression’ against shipping
The US military has launched further strikes on multiple targets in Iran, the US Central Command (Centcom) confirmed, a day after it had struck Iran in retaliation for a drone attack on a cargo ship in the strait of Hormuz.
Centcom said its strikes on Saturday were in “direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping”. The US strikes targeted “Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities”, Centcom said in a statement.
The flare-up in tensions comes as Washington and Tehran have been negotiating a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end an unpopular war that has sent global oil prices skyrocketing and resulted in thousands of civilian deaths.
After the retaliatory strikes on Friday, the US military said it would continue to enforce the shaky ceasefire with Iran even as disagreements have emerged over the terms of Iran’s nuclear program, the question of tolls in the strait of Hormuz, and other thorny questions including Iran’s ballistic missiles program.
Trump posted to Truth Social in the wake of Saturday’s strikes. “There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started,” Trump wrote.
“If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist.”
“After yesterday’s U.S. strikes in response to the Iranian attack on M/V Ever Lovely, 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. The Panama-flagged tanker was transiting near the Strait of Hormuz with more than two-million barrels of crude oil,” Centcom said on Saturday. “Commercial vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz continue. U.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready.”
The MOU would result in an immediate and permanent end to all military operations in the US, Iran and Lebanon, where the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah is based.
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In a Friday social media post, JD Vance, the US vice-president, vowed: “Violence will be met with violence.”
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The US military struck Iranian military installations on Saturday, including surveillance infrastructure, communications systems, air defense sites, and drone storage facilities. US Central Command attributed the strikes to what it describes as ongoing Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. This represents a continuation of tit-for-tat military actions: the US struck Iran on Friday following a drone attack on a cargo ship, and Iran launched a drone attack on a tanker on Saturday morning. Meanwhile, the US and Iran are negotiating a memorandum of understanding intended to end military operations in the region. US officials have publicly stated readiness to escalate further if negotiations fail.
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The US military has launched further strikes on multiple targets in Iran, the US Central Command (Centcom) confirmed, a day after it had struck Iran in retaliation for a drone attack on a cargo ship in the strait of Hormuz.
Centcom said its strikes on Saturday were in “direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping”. The US strikes targeted “Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities”, Centcom said in a statement.
The flare-up in tensions comes as Washington and Tehran have been negotiating a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end an unpopular war that has sent global oil prices skyrocketing and resulted in thousands of civilian deaths.
After the retaliatory strikes on Friday, the US military said it would continue to enforce the shaky ceasefire with Iran even as disagreements have emerged over the terms of Iran’s nuclear program, the question of tolls in the strait of Hormuz, and other thorny questions including Iran’s ballistic missiles program.
Trump posted to Truth Social in the wake of Saturday’s strikes. “There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started,” Trump wrote.
“If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist.”
“After yesterday’s U.S. strikes in response to the Iranian attack on M/V Ever Lovely, 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. The Panama-flagged tanker was transiting near the Strait of Hormuz with more than two-million barrels of crude oil,” Centcom said on Saturday. “Commercial vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz continue. U.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready.”
The MOU would result in an immediate and permanent end to all military operations in the US, Iran and Lebanon, where the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah is based.
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In a Friday social media post, JD Vance, the US vice-president, vowed: “Violence will be met with violence.”
Read the full story at The Guardian ↗ · The Guardian ↗
The US military struck Iranian military targets including surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities on Saturday US Central Command stated the strikes were in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping An Iranian drone attacked the cargo ship M/V Ever Lovely on Friday An Iranian drone attacked the tanker M/T Kiku on Saturday morning at 4:30 a.m. ET near the Strait of Hormuz The US and Iran are negotiating a memorandum of understanding to end military operations The US has described Iranian actions as 'continued aggression' warranting military response Trump stated that if negotiations fail, 'the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist' VP Vance stated 'Violence will be met with violence'
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- The US military conducted strikes on Iranian military targets on Saturday, citing continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
- This followed a Friday US strike in response to an Iranian drone attack on a cargo ship, and a subsequent Iranian drone attack on a tanker on Saturday morning
- Tensions persist despite ongoing US-Iran negotiations on a memorandum of understanding to end military operations
- Trump and VP Vance issued statements warning of potential escalation