An F-35B Lighting II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, takes off from the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 13, 2026.
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The U.S. military conducted strikes against Iran on Friday in response to what President Donald Trump said was Tehran’s violation of a ceasefire by launching drone attacks aimed at ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Central Command said its aircraft “struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites.”
Central Command said Iran on Thursday had struck the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Ever Lovely in the strait off the coast of Oman with a one-way attack drone. The vessel was able to continue on its way.
“The unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces clearly violated the ceasefire,” Central Command said.
The attack comes more than a week after Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at developing a permanent peace deal to end the war between their two nations, officials said.
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Switzerland last weekend for talks with Iranian counterparts about that deal.
Trump earlier Friday said that American forces had “knocked down” three out of four one-way attack drones launched by Iran at ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The fourth drone hit the Ever Lovely.
“Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Shortly before Central Command announced the retaliatory strikes on Friday, Trump was asked by a reporter at the White House if there would be consequences for Iran for violating the ceasefire.
“You’ll find out,” the president replied.
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