US strikes Iranian missile, drone sites after cargo ship attack

A fresh round of tensions erupted between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran on Friday after the US launched strikes against Iran, accusing Tehran of attacking a commercial cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first direct US military response since the two sides reached a fragile memorandum of understanding in Switzerland.  Iran on Saturday said no damage was caused by US attack on the Sirik port and that the situation is normal, Mehr news agency reported citing local officials. The United States and Iran traded military strikes on Friday as Washington accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship, jeopardizing a fragile ceasefire.
US Central Command said the American strikes on Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions were a response to "unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces" that “clearly violated the ceasefire.” It described the operation as "a powerful response to Friday's attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz." CENTCOM also accused Tehran of undermining freedom of navigation through one of the world's busiest maritime trade routes.
The US military action came just minutes after President Donald Trump hinted that Washington was preparing to respond to Iran's alleged actions. Asked by reporters whether the United States would retaliate, Trump replied: "You'll find out." US Vice President JD Vance issued a strongly worded warning, saying in a post on X that any Iranian aggression would invite US counterattacks. "Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone. But violence will be met with violence," Vance said.