President Donald Trump warned Iran that it would face consequences after Tehran launched a drone attack on a commercial cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, and within hours the U.S. military carried out airstrikes against Iranian targets. “The Islamic Republic of Iran shot at least four One Way Attack Drones at Ships transversing the Strait of Hormuz. One of the Drones solidly hit the upper deck of a large and very expensive Cargo Carrying Ship. Damage was done, but the Ship was able to proceed on its way. We knocked down three other Drones. Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. When reporters later asked whether Iran would face consequences for violating the ceasefire, Trump replied simply: “You’ll find out.” The answer came Friday as U.S. Central Command confirmed it had launched strikes against Iranian military targets CENTCOM said American forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage facilities along with radar sites in what it described as a “powerful response” to Iran’s attack on commercial shipping. “The unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces clearly violated the ceasefire,” CENTCOM said in a statement.
U.S. Military Response Details
A U.S. official told CBS News that six land-based American aircraft struck four separate targets along the Strait of Hormuz and on Iran’s Qeshm Island before the operation concluded. The military action followed Iran’s attack one day earlier on a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel traveling through the Strait of Hormuz. A U.S. official confirmed the drone strike damaged the ship’s bridge, though no injuries or environmental damage were reported. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said the vessel was operating off the coast of Oman when it was struck.
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