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The strikes follow Iran's launching of a one-way attack drone at the Singapore-flagged M/V Ever Lovely cargo ship along the Omani coast as it exited the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Guardian - US Politics · Left · News report
RTE Ireland · Center · News report
The Jerusalem Post · Center-right · News report
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The strikes follow Iran's launching of a one-way attack drone at the Singapore-flagged M/V Ever Lovely cargo ship along the Omani coast as it exited the Strait of Hormuz.
Pentagon says strikes were in response to Iran’s attack on cargo ship in strait of Hormuz US says it struck Iran targets after attack on cargo ship on the strait of Hormuz Sign up for the B...
Trump accuses Tehran of 'foolish violation' of ceasefire after ships struck by drones in Strait of Hormuz
The US military attacked Iran in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, with each country accusing the other of violating terms of a ceasefire agreed o...
The U.S. has struck Iran to respond to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, a provocation that President Donald Trump said violated the ceasefire
U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Iran for carrying out a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a “foolish violation” of the ceasefire agreement with the U.S.
The U.S. carried out retaliatory strikes against Iran on Friday after Iranian forces hit a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier.
United States military forces carried out strikes against Iran after Tehran breached the newly signed ceasefire agreement in the Strait of Hormuz.
US Central Command says it has struck missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions.
The developments come during a fragile time for the US and Iran as they work to negotiate a permanent end to the war.
The developments come during a fragile time for the US and Iran as they work to negotiate a permanent end to the war.
The new conflict was sparked by a drone attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
The US has struck Iran in retaliation for what it says was an Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon ordered strikes against Iran after it staged a drone strike on a vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States launched strikes on Iran on Friday as a "powerful response" to the country's Thursday attack on a cargo ship trying to exit the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command (CEN...
US Central Command said Iran struck a commercial vessel in Strait of Hormuz a day earlier
JD Vance defends US strikes, warns Iran against escalation US Vice President JD Vance defended the latest US strikes and warned that any further attacks would draw a response, saying: "Viol...
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Some 115 vessels and around 2,500 seafarers were able to sail through the strait before evacuations were paused, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez told a virtual news conference
U.S. Central Command said aircraft struck missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites.
Following a threat from President Trump, U.S. forces struck coastal targets in Iran today, accusing Iran of violating the ceasefire....
The attack comes as the United States and Iran are supposed to be engaging in a 60-period of no hostilities as they hold talks to end their war.
President Trump on Friday called Iran’s attack on a container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier a “foolish” act.
The U.S. military conducted strikes against Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. Why it matters: These are the first U.S. strikes against I...
Donald Trump has launched military strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz after the regime violated the ceasefire by attacking US-backed oil tankers.
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On Friday, the U.S. military conducted new strikes against Iran in response to what President Trump said was Tehran's violation of the ceasefire. Nick Schifirin reports.
US President Donald Trump on Friday said that one will find out if there will be consequences for Iran's violation of the ceasefire agreement.
U.S. Central Command said Friday that its forces struck “missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites.”
The United States launched military strikes on Iranian targets in response to an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Central Command said the military struck missile and drone locations and coastal radar sites in Iran.
Washington says ‘unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping’ violated ceasefire between adversaries
It described the operation as "a powerful response to yesterday's attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz."
The U.S. struck Iranian missile, drone and radar sites on Friday, U.S. Central Command said.
The U.S. struck Iranian missile, drone and radar sites on Friday, U.S. Central Command said.
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 Ho...
US president Donald Trump says attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz on Thursday was a violation of ceasefire
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