US Iran strikes put a fragile ceasefire under new strain after Washington said American forces hit Iranian military sites in response to a drone attack on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Central Command said its aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites on Friday.
CENTCOM said the operation answered Thursday’s attack on the Singapore-flagged Ever Lovely.
The Ever Lovely was exiting the Strait of Hormuz when it came under attack. U.S. officials blamed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for the strike.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) released a video of American forces striking one of their targets in Iran. The strikes were carried out Friday in response to Thursday's drone attack by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the Ever Lovely, a Singapore-flagged cargo ship that was… pic.twitter.com/d5WsltBdCO
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) June 27, 2026CENTCOM also released video footage showing American forces hitting targets in Iran. It did not specify all strike locations in its public statement.
Iranian state television later cited a military source as saying a projectile hit an area near Taherouyeh pier in southern Iran. The report said an explosion was heard late Friday.
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Mohammad Javad Larijani, a former Iranian diplomat, warned on state television that Tehran could target regional countries if the United States launched further attacks from outside the region.
Larijani said Iran had “no problem” with neighbouring states. He also said Tehran would help regional countries if they sought security.
In Washington, Representative Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat from Virginia, questioned the durability of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding. CBS News cited him as saying he did not believe the war was “anywhere near over”.
The exchange raised new doubts over the ceasefire framework between Washington and Tehran. It also deepened concern over commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s key energy routes.
