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

Defense US strikes Iranian missile, radar sites after Tehran hits cargo ship Comments: by Filip Timotija - 06/26/26 5:05 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Filip Timotija - 06/26/26 5:05 PM ET Comments: Link copied

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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 through the vital international trade corridor,” Centcom said in a statement.

The U.S. forces in the region continue to provide a “safe passage coordination and support” to commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas flows through, Centcom said, adding the military “remains present and vigilant to ensure all aspects of the agreement with Iran are adhered to, obeyed and in full force and effect.”

The U.S. military strikes have ended as of 5:30 p.m. EDT Friday, a Pentagon official told The Hill.

On Friday, Iran asserted its authority over the strait, warning that safe passage can only be guaranteed for vessels that coordinate their routes with Tehran.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said any attempts to subvert Iran could lead to “the suspension of the designated parallel route.”

“Safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, with ambiguous arrangements, parallel routes, or decision-making outside of Iran’s considerations as the coastal state, cannot be guaranteed,” the deputy foreign minister said on social platform X.

President Trump signaled Friday afternoon in the Oval Office that kinetic action against Iran may be considered, when asked if Iran would face consequences for hitting the container ship.

“We’ll find out,” he said.

“I don’t like the fact that they took a shot yesterday. Actually four. Not an allied ship, but a ship. A very expensive ship and it was fine, but it took a little beating. They shouldn’t be doing that,” Trump said.

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