US strikes Iran after Trump says a drone attack broke the ceasefire
US Central Command said it carried out strikes against Iran on June 26 as “a powerful response” to an Iranian attack on a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. On June 25 a drone struck the Singapore-flagged Ever Lovely, a tanker that had been stranded in the Gulf for more than 100 days; US forces said they intercepted three further drones in the same attack. The ship’s upper deck was damaged but no crew were hurt.
Trump, who earlier called the strike “a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement” on Truth Social, said Iran had launched at least four one-way attack drones. Iran has not claimed the attack, and two US officials, speaking anonymously, attributed it to Tehran.
The exchange directly threatens the 60-day memorandum of understanding the two sides reached this month, which lifted a US naval blockade and reopened the strait to shipping while negotiators work toward a broader nuclear deal. The agreement’s central premise — safe passage through Hormuz — is exactly what is now in dispute, and a tit-for-tat over the waterway is the most plausible path back to open conflict. Casualties from the US strikes were not immediately reported, and the situation remained fluid.