Key facts
- The U.S. military struck Iranian missile and drone sites on Friday.
- The strikes targeted missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites.
- The U.S. action followed a drone attack on a commercial cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
- President Donald Trump said the Iranian attack violated a ceasefire.
- U.S. Vice President JD Vance warned Iran of retaliation for further attacks.
- Iran's IRGC denied reports of a direct U.S. hotline.
- An Iranian official condemned the U.S. strikes as a 'reckless violation'.
The U.S. military conducted strikes against Iran on Friday, targeting missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites. This action followed a drone attack on a commercial cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump stated that the Iranian attack violated a ceasefire. U.S. Vice President JD Vance issued a warning to Iran, stating that further attacks would be met with force. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) denied reports of a direct hotline with the U.S. An Iranian official condemned the U.S. strikes, calling them a 'reckless violation'.