Topline

The U.S. carried out airstrikes against Iran’s drone supply Friday, according to U.S. Central Command, launching them after Iran struck a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz with drones Thursday in an attack President Donald Trump called a “foolish violation” of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement.

U.S. aircraft bombed Iranian missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar sites, Central Command said in a statement, calling Iran’s strike against a Singapore-flagged cargo ship “unwarranted aggression.”

Nobody aboard the cargo ship was killed or injured in the drone strike.

Trump said in a Truth Social post at least four drones were launched by Iran and “hit the upper deck of a large and very expensive Cargo Carrying Ship” that was able to continue its voyage.

The president said the U.S. “knocked down” three drones in what was “obviously” a “foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement.”

Trump’s comments come after multiple outlets reported on the cargo ship strike, which halted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial oil shipping route that was supposedly reopened under a “memorandum of understanding” signed by the U.S. and Iran on June 17.

Iran has warned ships that the only route through the strait was through its waters, The New York Times reported, noting ships have been using a route that hugs the Omani coast on the southern side of the strait.

The U.S. and Iran have accused each other of multiple ceasefire violations since the memorandum was signed earlier in the month, though negotiations between the countries’ diplomats have continued in Switzerland despite the tension.