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US Strikes Iranian Targets After Ship Hit Near Strait of Hormuz
U.S. officials said American forces carried out strikes on Iranian targets after a drone hit the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Ever Lovely near the Str...
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NDTV
· Jul 10, 2026
War Or Peace? Trump Says Talks On After Iran Plea 'But Ceasefire Is Over'
After a series of attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, US forces struck targets in Iran over two days this week. Tehran responded with attacks on American bases in the region.
Arutz Sheva
· Jun 28, 2026
US strikes Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz
United States says it attacked Iranian targets in the area of the Strait of Hormuz, in response to an attack on a merchant vessel attributed to Iran.
ArcaMax
· Jun 26, 2026
US strikes Iran in response to Strait of Hormuz ship attack
WASHINGTON — The United States attacked Iran one day after Tehran struck a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz, an exchange that threatened to break the fragile ceasefire between the two countries. U.S. Central Command said that American ...
The New Zealand Herald
· Jun 26, 2026
United States strikes Iran targets after attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz
United States strikes Iran targets after attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz
Middle East Eye
· Jun 27, 2026
US says it hit Iran after tanker attack in Strait of Hormuz
US says it hit Iran after tanker attack in Strait of Hormuz The US military says it has launched fresh strikes on several targets in Iran after another attack on a ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command said the operation took place on Saturday after Iran attacked a Panama-flagged oil tanker earlier in the day. CENTCOM forces launched strikes today in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping, it said in a statement.
Sky News Australia
· Jul 8, 2026
US unleashes massive 80-target retaliation after Iranian attacks
Sky News Defence Analyst Peter Jennings says the United States struck up to 90 targets near the Strait of Hormuz after Iran targeted commercial shipping. “The escalation was significant; the Americans hit somewhere between 80 and 90 targets,” Mr Jennings told Sky News host Jaimee Rogers. “All of those targets were in and around the northern end of the Strait of Hormuz after the Iranians had attacked three commercial ships.”
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Related coverage for "US Strikes Iranian Targets After Ship Hit Near Strait of Hormuz": NDTV — War Or Peace? Trump Says Talks On After Iran Plea 'But Ceasefire Is Over'. Arutz Sheva — US strikes Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz. ArcaMax — US strikes Iran in response to Strait of Hormuz ship attack. The New Zealand Herald — United States strikes Iran targets after attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz. Middle East Eye — US says it hit Iran after tanker attack in Strait of Hormuz. Sky News Australia — US unleashes massive 80-target retaliation after Iranian attacks