The US military carried out strikes against Iran on June 26, marking a sharp escalation in the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. According to LiveNOW FOX, US Central Command said in a statement that American aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites in what it described as a powerful response to an attack on commercial shipping the day before.
CENTCOM tied the operation directly to an assault on a cargo vessel. The command said the strikes followed Iran's hit on the MV Ever Lovely, a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, which was struck by a one-way attack drone on June 25 as it was exiting the Strait of Hormuz off the Omani coast.
In its statement, Central Command framed the Iranian drone strike as a clear breach of the existing arrangement with Tehran. It said the unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces violated the ceasefire, and that Iran's dangerous behavior threatened freedom of navigation as commerce increasingly flows through the vital international trade corridor.
The development was reported as breaking news during live coverage, with the broadcast noting that Reuters was confirming the operation and that the account matched reporting from Axios. Fox's national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin was also cited as confirming that the US military had begun striking Iranian targets.
CENTCOM said its forces would continue to provide safe passage coordination and support to commercial vessels transiting the strait. It added that the US military remained present and vigilant to ensure that all aspects of the agreement with Iran were adhered to, obeyed and kept in full force.
The strikes came after President Donald Trump publicly accused Iran of violating the ceasefire through the Hormuz drone attack. Asked earlier whether Tehran would face consequences, the president had said only that observers would find out, leaving open the possibility of a military response.
The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the most sensitive chokepoints in global trade, and any direct exchange of fire there carries the risk of broader escalation. With Washington confirming strikes on Iranian soil in retaliation for the shipping attack, Tehran has signaled it will hit back.
Soon after the operation was announced, Iran indicated it would not let the strikes go unanswered. According to TRT Haber, Iran's Revolutionary Guards declared that the attacks would be met with a response, a warning that raises the prospect of a fresh round of escalation along the vital waterway and casts further doubt over whether the fragile arrangement governing the strait can hold.
Washington answered Tehran's threat with a warning of its own. According to Sky News and TRT Haber, US Vice President JD Vance said that violence would be met with violence, and that if Iran had any disagreements it should raise them directly with the United States rather than acting against shipping. The message signaled that the administration was prepared to keep responding militarily if provoked, while still pointing Tehran toward the consultation channel set up under the agreement to keep disputes from spiraling into open conflict.