An F-35B Lighting II, hooked up to Marine Fighter Assault Squadron (VMFA) 121, takes off from the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Might 13, 2026.
Courtesy: U.S. Navy
The U.S. navy struck Iran on Friday after President Donald Trump accused the Islamic Republic of “silly violation” of a ceasefire settlement by launching drone assaults at ships within the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s navy later mentioned it had retaliated for the strikes.
U.S. Central Command mentioned its plane “struck Iranian missile and drone storage areas and coastal radar websites.”
A one-way assault drone launched by Iran on Thursday struck the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Ever Beautiful within the strait off the coast of Oman, Central Command mentioned in a put up on X. The vessel was in a position to proceed on its means by the strait, which is a serious thoroughfare for the cargo of oil.
Trump mentioned the U.S. navy “knocked down” three different assault drones aimed toward ships within the strait.
“The unwarranted aggression in opposition to industrial delivery by Iranian forces clearly violated the ceasefire,” Central Command mentioned.
“Moreover, Iran’s harmful conduct undermined freedom of navigation as commerce more and more flows by the very important worldwide commerce hall,” Central Command mentioned.
The assault comes greater than per week after Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding aimed toward creating a everlasting peace deal to finish the conflict between their two nations.
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Switzerland final weekend for talks with Iranian counterparts about that deal.
Vance, in a put up on X on Friday, wrote, “Iran signed a ceasefire settlement. We’ve honored it.”
“If they’ve disagreements about how the MOU is being utilized, they’ll choose up the cellphone,” Vance wrote. “However violence will probably be met with violence.
Shortly earlier than Central Command introduced the retaliatory strikes on Friday, Trump was requested by a reporter on the White Home if there can be penalties for Iran for violating the ceasefire.
“You may discover out,” the president replied.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp, in an announcement, after the U.S. strikes, mentioned, “Following the violation of the ceasefire by the Zionist regime in southern Lebanon, a couple of hours in the past, the treaty-breaking US regime, as at all times, violated its commitments and, beneath numerous pretexts, attacked the coasts of the Islamic Republic of Iran with an airstrike as a result of passage of a violating ship by an unauthorized route within the Strait of Hormuz.”
“The IRGC Navy responded to this aggression by putting the positions of the US terrorist military within the area,” the IRGC mentioned.
“In response to clause 5 of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, the preparations for controlling passage within the Strait of Hormuz are with the Islamic Republic of Iran; nevertheless, the US, by scary numerous events, sought to violate this dedication, to which a essential response was given, and this would be the case to any extent further.”
“If the aggression is repeated, our response will probably be broader than this,” the IRGC mentioned.
Ebrahim Azizi, the pinnacle of the nationwide safety fee of the Iranian parliament, in a put up on X mentioned, “The U.S. attacked Iran in the midst of negotiations as soon as once more.”
“The failed U.S. President has proven he has no dedication to the ideas of negotiation or a ceasefire,” Azizi mentioned.
“This reckless violation of the ceasefire will, as at all times, result in retreat and remorse on their half. The blame recreation doesn’t work anymore.”
