Iran-US war latest: US military carries out strikes on Iran after ships struck by drones in Strait of Hormuz

The US military has carried out strikes on Iranian missile and drone storage sites after ships were struck by drones in the Strait of Hormuz. Friday’s strikes were in retaliation for an Iranian attack on a commercial ship. The US said Iran hit M/V Ever Lovely with a one-way attack drone on Thursday. It comes after Donald Trump accused Iran of a “foolish violation” of the ceasefire agreement, claiming Tehran fired at least four kamikaze drones at ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The US president said in a post on Truth Social that one drone damaged a cargo ship, but the other three were “knocked down”. He did not name the ship, but it came hours after a Taiwanese-operated ship was fired on by Iran. “Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement,” the president said. The United Nations shipping agency temporarily paused its effort to evacuate hundreds of stranded ships and thousands of seafarers from the Gulf after the Taiwanese ship was damaged in the attack close to the Omani side of the waterway. Also Friday, the US, Lebanon and Israel signed a framework for lasting peace in the region, the US State Department said.US senator says Iran war will be remembered as 'costly, self-inflicted wound' US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has said the Iran war will be remembered as a “costly, self-inflicted wound”. “One that made America less safe and drained billions from the American taxpayers in the process”, the New York Democrat said in a video shared on X. The war cost the Pentagon around $40 billion, the Center for Strategic and International Studies has estimated. Americans have also been struggling with high gas prices brought on by the war. Rachel Dobkin27 June 2026 04:00In pictures: Lebanon's Tyre devastated by Israeli airstrikes James Reynolds27 June 2026 03:00US hit 4 targets in Iran strikes: report The US military hit four targets in its strikes against Iran Friday, according to a new report. American forces used six land-based US aircraft to conduct the strikes, a US official told CBS News. Rachel Dobkin27 June 2026 02:36 James Reynolds27 June 2026 02:00 Alex Croft27 June 2026 01:00 Alex Croft27 June 2026 00:00JD Vance: 'Violence will be met with violence' Vice president JD Vance has spoken out after the US launched strikes on Iran. He said: “Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone. “But violence will be met with violence.” Bryony Gooch26 June 2026 23:13US strikes a 'reckless violation of ceasefire' warns Iran's national security chief The head of the Iranian parliament’s national security committee has described US strikes as a “reckless violation of the ceasefire” which will lead to “retreat and regret” from the United States. They added that Donald Trump showed no commitment to the principles of negotiation or ceasefire. Bryony Gooch26 June 2026 23:07Trump shrugs off deadly Iran school strike as questions over U.S. role remain President Donald Trump said Wednesday that it may never be determined who was responsible for a deadly strike on a girls’ school in Iran that killed scores of children on the first day of the Iran war, as questions continue over whether U.S. forces were involved. The February 28 strike in Minab, southern Iran, killed more than 175 children and teachers, according to Iranian officials, triggering international outrage and renewed scrutiny of the U.S. military operation. Trump, speaking to reporters, said the circumstances surrounding the attack may never be fully resolved. “I don’t know that they are ever going to solve that problem,” Trump said, referring to questions over responsibility. “I don’t know that they are ever going to solve that problem in terms of whose fault was it because there were missiles flying all over the place, and it’s horrible what happened but there were missiles flying all over the place,” he added. Alex Croft26 June 2026 23:00Strikes on Iran have finished - report Strikes on Iran have reportedly finished, CNN has reported, citing a US official. So far it is understood that Sirik in southern Iran has been impacted. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to “repel” the US attack. The US claimed to target Iranian missile and drone storage locations, as well as coastal radar sits. It remains unclear how these strikes have impacted Iran. Bryony Gooch26 June 2026 22:35