U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile and Drone Sites

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U.S. forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites on Friday in retaliation for an Iranian drone attack on the Singapore-flagged cargo ship M/V Ever Lovely as it exited the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command said the strikes were a "powerful response" and targeted sites along the Iranian coast and Qeshm Island; a senior U.S. official said four sites were hit using six U.S. military aircraft. The strikes followed President Trump’s warning that the drone attack violated the ceasefire and came after CENTCOM and other U.S. officials linked the ship strike to Iran. Iranian state media reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned any further U.S. strikes would trigger a broader Iranian response. Ship-tracking data and reporting showed fewer vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz after the initial attack, and U.S. officials said the strikes "do not signal a return to major combat operations, at least for now."

Zeteo

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After U.S. attacks on targets around the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for a ship strike on Thursday, administration sources voiced fears of worse to come despite the supposed ceasefire. zeteo.com/p/new-us-ira...

1343h ago

Linda Marie 🕊️2

How many ceasefires is that?

Shipwreck

@shipwreck75.bsky.social

A U.S. official said Friday’s strikes on Iran "do not signal a return to major combat operations, at least for now."-CNN

586h ago

Laszlo Panaflex4

Right, this is just your typical every day sort of bombing strikes, not anything major.

Bogart Lives2

We'll need to ask Isreal before we can craft an answer.

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Purely PSK 💚💙🏈🫶👠👑15

Just for funsies - a well known jus in Bello category. ##MilitaryEthics

Jeremiah Cushman2

Oh, well, as long as they're not major combat operations

Social Scientist (Mostly) in Exile2

I'm pretty sure that "the enemy gets a vote, too" is taught at some point in some mandatory course at all of the American service academies. bsky.app/profile/ship...

Aleianjack

@aleianjack.bsky.social

New U.S. Iran Strikes Show Trump Has Started a ‘Forever War,’ Exasperated Officials Say open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

83h ago

Lawrence

@ldog562.bsky.social

The Arse of the deal strikes again Trump signs Peace deal on his BD then Trump carried out strikes on Iran in response to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.The U.S. military targeted Iranian missile & drone storage locations & coastal radar sites. DAILY NEWS IS CORRECT 👇

55h ago

JM 📎🟦🪬🥯🥡🥠🦀

@jmdc88.bsky.social

US strikes Iran after 47 accuses Tehran of ceasefire violation in Strait of Hormuz CNBC 👉🏻 www.cnbc.com/2026/06/26/u...

The U.S. military struck Iran on Friday after President Donald Trump accused the Islamic Republic of violating a 60-day ceasefire by launching drone attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Central Command said its aircraft "struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites."
The attack comes more than a week after Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at developing a permanent peace deal to end the war between their two nations.
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Switzerland last weekend for talks with Iranian counterparts about that deal.

56h ago

Christian Thiels

@christianthiels.bsky.social

"U.S. President said the drone attack violated the ceasefire. The strikes came shortly after Trump told reporters, 'You’ll find out,' whether the U.S. would respond. U.S. CenCom said it struck missile and drone locations and coastal radar sites in Iran." @apnews.com apnews.com/article/iran...

86h ago

Stars and Stripes

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LATEST | U.S. strikes Friday in response to Iran's attack on a commercial ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz targeted Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites. From Stars and Stripes' Matthew Adams:

82h ago

Timothy McBride

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IRAN WAR U.S. strikes Iranian targets near strait after Iran fires at ships www.axios.com/2026/06/26/u...

44h ago

Granuailynn

@granuailynn.bsky.social

The PedoPOTUS violated the terms IN THE FIRST DAY But that's ok, cause the warmongering MAGATS have already "hit back" 🙄 www.cnbc.com/2026/06/26/u...

The talks came as Tehran protested President Donald Trump’s recent comments potentially threatening the days-old peace.

“The Iranian delegation has expressed its protest to the American side and is now reviewing an appropriate response to Donald Trump’s recent verbal threats,” Iranian officials said through Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency translated to English, adding that “any form of threat is considered a serious violation of the agreement.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/president-jd-vance-switzerland-iran-talks-trump-threatens-toll-rcna351033

46h ago

Robert N. Schlesinger

@robertschlesinger.bsky.social

Iran’s Strikes Did More Than $400 Million in Damage to the U.S. Fifth Fleet’s Headquarters - Damage the Pentagon Hadn’t Acknowledged. Note: The U.S. is $40 trillion in debt, largely due to Trump. Trump's unnecessary Iran War may bankrupt the US. l.smartnews.com/p-7ZFJliEg/Z... #SmartNews

34h ago

Nissim

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HEADLINES: Iran fires drones at ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump calls it a “foolish violation” of his own ceasefire Devastating Iran’s strikes on US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE-Saudi Arabia Trump threatens Europe with 100% tariffs Trade deficit explodes to $106 B John Bolton plead guilty

24h ago

Charlie💙🌊GOP Fascist B**tards Destroy Lives

@parforthecourse1.bsky.social

US Bombs Iranian Targets Following Attacks In Strait of Hormuz www.mediaite.com/media/news/b...

24h ago

Beth Messler

@swanee61.bsky.social

What a joke. U.S. Strikes Iran in Retaliation for Attack on Vessel in Strait of Hormuz www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/w...

13h ago

Ashok Dadhwal

@ashokdadhwal196.bsky.social

A ceasefire that survives only until the next drone strike is a pause, not peace. Every retaliation deepens mistrust, raises the risk of wider war, and threatens global trade through the Strait of Hormuz. Diplomacy remains harder—but safer—than endless escalation.

12h ago

John Navas ⛵🌉

@jnavas.com

FACT CHECK (2nd reply): #Iran, #Oman Stress Need for Coordination on Strait of Hormuz Traffic in Foreign Minister Call @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/middle...

14h ago

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