Illustrative image. (U.S. Central Command)
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on June 26 that its forces conducted strikes against Iran as a “powerful response” to an attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier.
The strikes represent the first direct attack by the U.S. against the Islamic Republic since the two signed a memorandum of understanding to end the war earlier this month.
In a statement, CENTCOM said that U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites after Iran hit M/V Ever Lovely on June 25 with a one-way attack drone. The Singapore-flagged cargo ship was exiting the Strait of Hormuz along the Omani coast at the time of Iran’s attack.
The command added that the “unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces clearly violated the ceasefire.”
It further said that Iran’s “dangerous behavior” undermined freedom of navigation as commerce increasingly flows through the vital international trade corridor.
“CENTCOM forces continue to provide safe passage coordination and support to commercial vessels transiting the strait,” the command added. “The U.S. military remains present and vigilant to ensure all aspects of the agreement with Iran are adhered to, obeyed, and in full force and effect.”
Earlier in the day, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating the memorandum of understanding, claiming that the Islamic Republic launched at least four “attack drones” at ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
“Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our ceasefire agreement,” Trump said.
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported, citing an informed military source, that an explosion at Tahrouyi Pier in the south of the Islamic Republic was caused by a projectile striking the dock area. The source added that Iranian forces fired several warning shots hours earlier toward vessels it described only as “violators” in the Strait of Hormuz.
From its side, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that it repelled an attack by the U.S. against Sirik Island, which is located on the shores of the Strait of Hormuz. The guards stressed that its response to the U.S. strike will be “swift and decisive.”
The U.S. strikes were a very serious escalation, and based on this, it can be expected that the Iranian response will be extensive.
Despite this escalation, it is highly unlikely that the memorandum of understanding will collapse, especially that the last round of talks between the two sides in Switzerland was described as “encouraging.” Still, the latest developments show that the Strait of Hormuz remains a flashpoint.
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finish the job!
who, iran or us?
iran needs to finish the job and destroy israel.
yeah, 6 million more
6 godzillion hoax.
inferior species americunts always lose
is there anyone who thinks this mou is not just another chance to rearm and then attack iran yet again when they least expect it? imo, this is just a matter of time. believing a usadmin is just about as reliable as believing the apartheid regime who are modern day nazis party.
it is a joke. the us has not met even one point of the mou. it is now only useful for propaganda to keep the american population from resistance. the theater of political puppets works hard to avoid honest public reckoning
so what. zionist logic always tests its self imagined enemies for weakness. it has lost the war and can not recover to what it desires.
my moddas goat kunt is all used up from the idf intervention in gheyza, so i will fokk her arsholes too when i get the chance to do so with my jewdycks for thres shekels. kum join me eating it out afterwards !
gheyrans future is like the palastain: r-u-b-b-l-e
rubble rubble
gheyran in trouble
a widespread view is that (as with anchorage) the united states typically dishonours any agreement once it ceases to serve american interests. thus the u.s. here working to annul any entitlement of iran to ever control sea traffic through the strait ensures it retains control. likewise, the u.s. will be dishonour all unprofitable mou undertakings, whether subtly or forcibly.