New Strikes Test the Iran Ceasefire
CENTCOM said the overnight strikes hit missile, drone and coastal radar sites after an Iranian drone attack on a ship, as maritime threats remained substantial.
- On Saturday, Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain and attacked a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, likely responding to overnight United States airstrikes against Iranian missile and drone sites.
- Tehran asserts control over the Strait of Hormuz, with Ebrahim Azizi, who heads the Iranian parliament's national security commission, writing Friday that the waterway is "governed by Iran," while the United States encourages ships to utilize a southern route.
- Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard issued a statement Saturday targeting locations "of the U.S. terrorist army in the region," while Vice President JD Vance warned that "violence will be met with violence."
- The Joint Maritime Information Center warned that the threat to ships remains "substantial," advising mariners of mines and a continued naval presence as clearance operations proceed in the waterway.
- These clashes threaten the fragile ceasefire established one week ago, as both nations continue to negotiate the final terms of an interim deal intended to address future trade and nuclear stockpiles.
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In fact, the weapons are supposed to remain silent between the US and Iran. But there are also attacks on the second night in a row. Also in some Gulf states the alarm sirens are crying again.
Iran targets Gulf after U.S. overnight strikes in response to Hormuz attack
U.S. CENTCOM announced that they conducted strikes on 'multiple targets' in Iran in response to a drone attack on an oil tanker • This is the second round of U.S. strikes since the memorandum of understanding was signed between Washington and Tehran earlier this month
The ceasefire that included the memorandum of understanding signed by Iran and the United States on June 17 has blown up. Both countries accused each other on Saturday of having violated the pact while reporting retaliatory attacks against targets of the Persian Gulf. It is the worst escalation of hostilities since the signing of the interim peace agreement that included the reopening of Ormuz. The Strait had in recent days recorded the greatest…
Hostilities between Washington and Tehran flared again on Saturday, as fresh US strikes on Iranian targets and reports of fresh attacks in the Persian Gulf raised concerns about the sustainability of a fragile ceasefire.
Tit-for-tat attacks continue across the Persian Gulf despite U.S.-Iran ceasefire while a new flashpoint emerges
A multinational maritime body overseen by the U.S. Navy said Saturday that it would expand a route near Oman in the strait to allow for both inbound and outbound traffic.
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