U.S. Central Command Launches Strikes on Iranian Targets After Drone Attack on Tanker M/T Kiku

U.S. Navy and Air Force fighter jets conducted the strikes on 10 Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz

STRAIT OF HORMUZ — U.S. Central Command forces conducted additional strikes against multiple Iranian military targets on June 27 in response to Iran’s drone attack on the Panama-flagged tanker M/T Kiku.

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The tanker was transiting near the strait carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil when struck by a one-way attack drone on June 27 at 8:30 a.m. UTC (12:00 p.m. local time in the Strait of Hormuz region), according to the CENTCOM statement.

CENTCOM described the strikes as a direct response to continued attacks on commercial shipping and noted that Iran had been given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement after prior U.S. strikes but elected not to when it launched the drone attack on M/T Kiku.

U.S. Navy and Air Force fighter jets conducted the strikes on 10 Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the official CENTCOM statement that included video of the operation.

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