LATEST: The US bombs Iran again after the attack on an oil tanker in Hormuz
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The keys Generated with AI The United States launched new attacks against military targets in Iran after a drone attack attributed to Tehran against an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The US offensive targeted Iranian surveillance infrastructure, communications systems, air defense, drone storage and naval mine deployment capabilities. Centcom stated that Iran did not respect the ceasefire reached on June 17 and justified the bombings as a response to Iranian aggression against commercial shipping. Iran accused the US of violating the memorandum of understanding and defended its attacks as legitimate defense, while commercial transit through Hormuz remains under surveillance by US forces. The United States launched a new series of attacks this Saturday against multiple military targets in Iran in response to a drone attack attributed to Tehran against an oil tanker sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, the US Central Command (Centcom) reported. “Centcom forces launched attacks this Saturday in direct response to the continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping,” the military command said in a statement. Centcom assured that, after the US bombings on Friday in response to a previous attack on the M/V Ever Lovely, Tehran had “the opportunity to respect the ceasefire agreement”, but chose not to do so. According to the institution, the offensive was directed against military surveillance infrastructure, communications systems, air defense positions, drone storage facilities and Iranian capabilities for the deployment of naval mines. The Central Command added that the transit of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz continues and assured that US forces remain “alert, prepared to act and ready to respond” to new threats. This second US attack occurred after Iran accused Washington of violating the memorandum of understanding signed between both countries and justified its subsequent response against US targets as an act of “legitimate defense”. For its part, US President Donald Trump accused Iran on Friday of committing a “senseless” violation of the ceasefire by launching “at least four one-way attack drones against ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.” These are the first attacks launched by both parties since the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on June 17 to end hostilities and guarantee free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, while negotiating a definitive agreement on the Iranian nuclear program.
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