An F-35B Lighting II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 takes off from the flight deck of the American-class amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA 7) on May 13, 2026.
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The US military attacked Iran on Friday after President Donald Trump accused the Islamic Republic of violating the ceasefire by carrying out drone attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Central Command said the planes “struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar sites.”
On Thursday, a one-way attack drone launched by Iran hit the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Ever Lovely in the strait off the coast of Oman, the Central Command announced in a post on X. The ship was able to continue sailing through the strait, which is a major artery for oil transportation.
“The Iranian military’s unwarranted attack on a commercial vessel is a clear violation of the ceasefire,” the Central Command said.
“Furthermore, Iran’s dangerous actions have undermined freedom of navigation as commerce increasingly flows through important international trade corridors,” Central Command said.
The attack came more than a week after President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at creating a permanent peace deal to end the war between the two countries.
Vice President J.D. Vance traveled to Switzerland over the weekend to discuss the deal with Iran.
President Trump said early Friday that the U.S. military had “shot down” three of the four unidirectional attack drones launched by Iran at ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. A fourth drone hits Everlovely.
“Clearly this is a foolish violation of the ceasefire agreement,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Just before Central Command announced retaliatory strikes on Friday, Trump was asked by a reporter at the White House whether there would be any consequences for Iran for violating the ceasefire.
“We’ll see,” the president replied.
