US attacks Iran locations after alleged Iranian shipping attack

The US military on Friday launched airstrikes on Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar installations, describing the operation as "a powerful response" to the alleged Iranian drone attack on a commercial vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, according to the US Central Command.

Iran's drone attack on commercial shipping in the strait "clearly violated the ceasefire" and "undermined freedom of navigation as commerce increasingly flows through the vital international trade corridor," the command said in a post on X.

The command vowed to "continue to provide safe passage coordination and support to commercial vessels transiting the strait" while remaining "present and vigilant" to ensure the newly signed US-Iran peace deal is "obeyed, and in full force and effect."

This is the first US strike against Iran after the two sides recently reached and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).

According to an Iranian military source, explosions were heard at the port of Sirik, a city in southern Iran, on Friday night.

Earlier on Friday, US President Donald Trump said in a post on social media platform that Iran had launched at least four one-way attack drones at the cargo ship on Thursday.

One drone "solidly hit" the upper deck of the vessel, causing damage but allowing it to continue its voyage, Trump said, adding that three other drones were shot down by the US forces.

Meanwhile, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement released in the early hours of Saturday that after Israel violated the ceasefire agreement in southern Lebanon, the United States once again broke its commitments.