US strikes Iranian missile, radar sites after Tehran hits cargo ship

The U.S. military said it conducted strikes against Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar locations on Friday, a day after Tehran struck a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. 

The strikes by U.S. forces in the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) came after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a Singapore-flagged container ship, Ever Lovely, near the coast of Oman on Thursday.  

Iran struck the ship, which was exiting the Strait of Hormuz, the key passageway in the region, with a one-way attack drone, according to Centcom. The vessel’s starboard side and its bridge sustained damage, but no one on board was injured, said the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center, which is affiliated with the British Royal Navy. 

Centcom accused Iran of violating the fragile ceasefire with the ship attack. 

“Furthermore, Iran’s dangerous behavior undermined freedom of navigation as commerce increasingly flows........

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