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US military conducts strikes against Iran

CENTCOM has said Tehran violated the ceasefire by targeting a Singapore-flagged cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz

The US military has conducted strikes against Iran in response to an attack on a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command has said.

CENTCOM said US forces carried out the strikes on June 26, describing them as a “powerful response” to what it called Iran’s attack the previous day on a commercial ship transiting the strategic waterway.

According to the command, US aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites, as well as coastal radar facilities.

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(RT.com)