Trump Blames Iran for their Foolish Strike
US President Donald Trump has condemned what he called Iran’s “foolish violation” of the ceasefire agreement after a drone struck a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
Hours after Trump’s comments in a Truth Social post on Friday, the United States military said it struck targets in Iran in response to the same drone attack that took place off Oman on Thursday.
The Singapore-flagged Ever Lovely, owned by Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine, was hit by a projectile, the British military said on Thursday. It had been stranded in the Gulf for more than 100 days after loading cargo in Iraq.
No crew members were injured, and the ship was able to continue its voyage.
“One of the Drones solidly hit the upper deck of a large and very expensive Cargo Carrying Ship. Damage was done, but the Ship was able to proceed on its way,” Trump wrote.
US forces intercepted three other drones launched in the same coordinated attack, he said.
“Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement,” he added.
Hours later, US Central Command said it had conducted strikes against Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites in response to the attack on the Ever Lovely, calling Iran’s actions “unwarranted aggression” that “clearly violated the ceasefire” and “undermined freedom of navigation through the strait”.
Iran has not claimed responsibility for the attack, but two US officials told the Reuters news agency on condition of anonymity on Thursday that Iran fired on the ship.
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