Iran said it struck targets linked to US forces in response to Donald Trump’s airstrikes in the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran said US strikes violated the UN Charter and the war-ending memorandum signed last week, committed Iran to using its ‘best efforts for the safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge for 60 days.’
The US Central Command on Friday confirmed it had struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations as well as radar sites along the Persian Gulf.
It came after Iran launched an explosive-laden suicide drone at a Singaporean cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.
The vessel sustained significant damage to its bridge, though no injuries or deaths have been confirmed.
Before the attack, Iran issued warnings through regime media to oil tankers, cautioning that routes through the strait were restricted and that other routes were ‘completely dangerous.’
Iran did not identify the targets or say where they were located.
When asked by reporters moments before the attack occurred how the President would respond, Trump replied: ‘You’ll see.’
The US and Iran are still negotiating terms of the deal, including issues such as getting ships through the key strait and addressing the future ofIran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
As per the interim deal, the two sides have 60 days to work out the details.
