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The US Army bombed Iran yesterday Friday in retaliation for the Islamic Republic’s attack on a cargo ship on Thursday in the Strait of Hormuzdespite the fact that Tehran agreed with Washington to reopen the road, reported the United States Central Command (Centcom).
US aircraft attacked Iranian drone and missile warehouses, as well as coastal radar bases, the US said. Centcombased in Florida, in a statement in which it accused Iran of “violating the ceasefire.”
The military organization justified the aggression “as a forceful response” to Iran’s attack on Thursday against the Singapore-flagged ship M/V Ever Lovely, while it was leaving the Strait of Hormuz along the coast of Oman.
He Central Command denounced that “the unjustified aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces clearly violated the ceasefire.”
“Furthermore, the dangerous behavior of Iran “undermined freedom of navigation at a time when trade increasingly flows through this vitally important international trade corridor,” he said.
Hours before, the president of the United States, donald trumpaccused Iran of a “wanton” violation of the ceasefire for launching “at least four one-way attack drones against ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz”.
The incident occurred 7.5 nautical miles southeast of Dahit, Oman, according to the British Agency for Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which recommended caution to ships on the route, through which 20% of global crude oil passes.
This would be the first attack recorded in the area since the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding last week to end hostilities and reopen traffic in Hormuz, as they negotiate a final agreement that addresses the Iranian nuclear program.
He Centcom He assured that US forces “continue to provide coordination and support for the safe passage of commercial vessels transiting the strait.”
“He US Army remains present and vigilant to ensure that all aspects of the agreement with Iran are fulfilled, obeyed and are in full force and effect,” he concluded. EFE
