{"id":2620054,"date":"2026-06-27T18:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T22:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-launches-additional-strikes-against-iran-after-tanker-attacked-in-strait\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T18:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T22:43:24","slug":"us-launches-additional-strikes-against-iran-after-tanker-attacked-in-strait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-launches-additional-strikes-against-iran-after-tanker-attacked-in-strait\/","title":{"rendered":"US launches &#8216;additional strikes&#8217; against Iran after tanker attacked in Strait"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-launches-additional-strikes-against-iran-after-tanker-attacked-in-strait%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2620054&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The United States military launched strikes against multiple iranian targets in response to Iran&#8217;s drone attack on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes targeted Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, interaction systems, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-sends-more-rocket-systems-tactical-drones-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"U.S. Sends More Rocket Systems, Tactical Drones to Ukraine\">air defense sites<\/a>, drone storage facilities, adn minelayer capabilities. This escalation followed Iran\u2019s continued aggressive actions, including recent drone attacks on ships despite a ceasefire agreement. President Donald Trump labeled Iran\u2019s actions as a &#8220;foolish violation,&#8221; while Vice President JD Vance warned that violence would be responded to with more violence. Additionally, Iran attacked Bahrain on the same day. U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irans-revolutionary-guard-seizes-commercial-ship-in-arabian-gulf\/\" title=\"...s Revolutionary Guard captures ... in Arabian Gulf.\">forces remain vigilant<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ready amidst ongoing tensions<\/a> in the region.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\">United States<\/a> military conducted strikes \u201cagainst multiple targets in Iran\u201d Saturday afternoon after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Tehran<\/a> launched a drone attack against a commercial ship in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCENTCOM forces launched strikes today in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping,\u201d an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/article\/2070987021930102919\">official statement<\/a> said. \u201cU.S. military aircraft targeted Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4627889\/us-military-strikes-iran-commercial-ship-strait-of-hormuz\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US military launches \u2018additional strikes\u2019 against Iran after ship attacked in Strait of Hormuz<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4627703\/us-search-rescue-team-venezuela-earthquake\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US search and rescue teams deploy to help Venezuela earthquake response<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4627123\/carney-contest-restore-canada-prime-minister-residence\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Carney launches contest to restore Canadian prime minister residence<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement comes one day after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4627326\/us-strike-iran-after-attack-ship-strait-of-hormuz\/\">U.S. struck Iran<\/a> in response to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4626606\/trump-iran-violated-ceasefire-strait-of-hormuz\/\">Tehran launching<\/a> drone attacks against four commercial ships in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> despite a signed ceasefire agreement. One ship was struck during yesterday\u2019s attack, but no casualties occurred and the ship continued its route.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter yesterday\u2019s U.S. strikes in response to the Iranian attack on M\/V Ever Lovely,\u201d the statement said,\u00a0 \u201cIran was given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement but elected not to when its forces launched a one-way attack drone that hit M\/T Kiku this morning at 4:30 a.m. ET. The Panama-flagged tanker was transiting near the Strait of Hormuz with more than two-million barrels of crude oil.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> called Iran\u2019s decision to attack commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday a \u201cfoolish violation\u201d of the ceasefire agreement, and Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a> said in response \u201cviolence will be met with violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4627665\/iran-drone-assault-bahrain-ship-hit-strait-of-hormuz\/\"><strong>IRAN LAUNCHES DRONE ASSAULT ON BAHRAIN AND A SHIP IS HIT IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ AS CEASEFIRE FRAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran also attacked the country of Bahrain on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCommercial vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz continue,\u201d the CENTCOM statement also said. \u201cU.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US strikes Iran after drone attack on ship in Hormuz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3238,"featured_media":2620055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26168698034901_df941a.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3823,24390,7283,39081,50822],"class_list":["post-2620054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-iran","tag-strait","tag-strikes","tag-tanker-attack","tag-us-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26168698034901_df941a.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2620054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2620054"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2620054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2620058,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2620054\/revisions\/2620058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2620055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2620054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2620054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2620054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}