Published: June 27, 2026 11:32 pm
Author: RT
CENTCOM said the operation came in response to a drone attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
The US conducted strikes in Iran for the second consecutive day on Saturday in response to attacks on commercial vessels attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The resumption of open hostilities is testing the preliminary peace agreement the two countries signed on June 17.
Iranian state news agency IRIB reported strikes and explosions on Qeshm Island and in the southern cities of Sirik and Bandar Lengeh.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces targeted “Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities.” The strikes came in response to a drone attack on the Panamanian-flagged oil tanker Kiku earlier that day, CENTCOM said.
US President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating the ceasefire.
“There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started. If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!” he wrote on Truth Social.
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