US-Iran war highlights: Trump says US struck Iranian military sites, warns 'we may no longer be able to be reasonable'

US and Iran war news LIVE: The US strikes on Iran concluded about an hour after U.S. Central Command announced the military action on social media, a US official with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

US and Iran war news LIVE: Here is the latest news on Iran-US war-
- US launched strikes against Iran on Friday in response to ‘ceasefire violation’ in Strait of Hormuz after an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship.

-On Saturday morning Iran time, Iran's state television reported that the Revolutionary Guards said they targeted US sites in the Gulf region in retaliation for the American strikes. "If the aggression is repeated, our response will be broader than this," the Guards said, according to a post by state TV on Telegram.

-Iran said a projectile struck the area around a pier in Sirik in southern Iran, and that Iranian naval forces responded by striking US military targets in the region. Tehran did not provide details about what may have been hit.

-Following the fresh flare-up in the Middle East, Iran on Saturday said no damage was caused by US attack on the Sirik port and that the situation is normal, Mehr news agency reported citing local officials.

US and Iran war news LIVE: Iran said a projectile struck the area around a pier in Sirik in southern Iran, and that Iranian naval forces responded by striking US military targets in the region. Tehran did not provide details about what may have been hit.

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US and Iran war news LIVE: US Central Command on Saturday released a video showing Iran strike that it launched in retaliation of ‘ceasefire violation’ in the Strait of Hormuz.

US and Iran war news LIVE: The vice president said on social media that Iran should “pick up the phone” if there are disagreements about the ceasefire agreement.

“But violence will be met with violence,” Vance said on X after the U.S. strikes.

US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Saturday said it targeted U.S. military positions in the region, in response to a fresh US strike against Iran.

The Guards did not provide details on the US positions it targeted in the region.

The statement by IRGC came after semi-official ISNA news agency carried an earlier statement it said was from the IRGC saying the force's response to a fresh US attack against Iran will be "swift and decisive," before later deleting the statement.

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US-Iran war news LIVE: US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday said it launched retaliatory strikes against Iran in response to its attack on a commercial ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier. "U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted strikes against Iran, June 26, as a powerful response to yesterday's attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz," it said in a statement on X.

The US military said it targeted Iranian missile and drone storage facilities, as well as coastal radar sites, after Iran struck the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel M/V Ever Lovely with a one-way attack drone on June 25 while it was exiting the Strait of Hormuz along the Omani coast.

"The unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces clearly violated the ceasefire," CENTCOM said.

The command added that Iran's "dangerous" actions undermined freedom of navigation through a vital international trade corridor.

"Furthermore, Iran's dangerous behavior undermined freedom of navigation as commerce increasingly flows through the vital international trade corridor," it said.

CENTCOM also said US forces would continue to provide safe-passage coordination and support to commercial vessels transiting the strait.

US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran on Saturday said no damage was caused by US attack on the Sirik port and that the situation is normal, Mehr news agency reported.

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US-Iran war news LIVE: Tensions have once again flared up in the Middle East after US and Iran traded fresh strikes, despite a ceasefire agreement signed by both sides. Here is a quick recap of what has happened so far:

• US on Friday launched strikes against Iran with US Central Command terming the strikes on Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions a response to "unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces" that “clearly violated the ceasefire.” It described the operation as "a powerful response to yesterday's attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz."
• Iranian state television said an explosion was heard late Friday at Taherouyeh pier in the southern port city. It quoted an informed military source as saying the blast was caused by a projectile impact in the area.
• Minutes later, on Saturday morning Iran time, Iran's state television reported that the Revolutionary Guards said they targeted US sites in the Gulf region in retaliation for the American strikes. "If the aggression is repeated, our response will be broader than this," the Guards said, according to a post by state TV on Telegram.

US-Iran war news LIVE: The United States and Iran exchanged military strikes after Washington on Friday accused Tehran of attacking a cargo vessel.

Vice president JD Vance said in a warning on X that "violence will be met with violence" if Iran launches any more attacks.

Shortly afterwards, Iranian state television reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had struck US sites across the Gulf region in response to the American attacks.

"If the aggression is repeated, our response will be broader than this," the Guards said, according to a post by state TV on Telegram.

US-Iran war news LIVE: US Vice President JD Vance said that if Iran has disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone.

In a post on X, he said, "Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone. But violence will be met with violence."

US-Iran war news LIVE: The United States and Iran traded military strikes after Washington on Friday accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship, jeopardizing a fragile ceasefire as diplomats struggle to contain the Middle East war.

US Central Command said the American strikes, against Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions, were a response to "unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces" that "clearly violated the ceasefire."

The exchanges raised fresh questions about efforts to keep the Strait of Hormuz open while Washington and Tehran negotiate a final settlement to a war that began February 28 with US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

Iran has warned vessels not to enter or leave the Gulf through the strait without permission, but ships have continued to move, some using a route not authorized by Tehran.

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US-Iran war news LIVE: In a post on Ashura, 10th day of Muharram, Iran foreign minister said that slain leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's martyrdom won't be forgiven or forgotten.

US-Iran war news LIVE: Ibrahim al-Fiqar, Official military Spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the operational command center that coordinates the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the regular Iranian army, said that Iran's response "to the US attack" this time will be unprecedented.

In a series of posts on X, he said, “You must look to the sky. The American aggression came hours after the Zionist entity violated the ceasefire in southern Lebanon and Washington reneged on its commitments. Brace yourselves for the thunderbolt, for tonight you have no protector.”

US-Iran war news LIVE: Hezbollah has warned against the trilateral agreement signed by Israel, Lebanon and the US, with the group's lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah saying it could not be implemented without triggering a civil war.

"Lebanese authorities will be unable to impose the implementation of the agreement signed in Washington unless they go, with American support, to civil war," Fadlallah said. His party has long opposed direct Israel-Lebanon talks, AFP reported.

He added that "what happened in Washington is an attempt to disrupt the Islamabad path, and without the resistance (Hezbollah) nothing will pass," referring to the initial agreement between the US and Iran on halting the Middle East war, which includes Lebanon.

US-Iran war news LIVE: As part of the final statement of Switzerland talks, a communication line has been established between Iran and the United States in the Strait of Hormuz to help prevent incidents that could trigger military escalation, Iran's Press TV reported.

The report cited the final statement issued by the two mediators after last week's talks in Zurich and said the channel was created to avoid incidents in the strategic waterway that may lead to military conflict and to implement the provisions of Article Five of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding.

US-Iran war news LIVE: The US struck Iran on Friday in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. It's the most significant test yet to an interim understanding reached a week ago by the two countries to begin working to end their months-long war and reopen the pivotal waterway.

President Donald Trump said the drone attack violated the ceasefire. The strikes came shortly after Trump told reporters, “You’ll find out,” whether the US would respond.

US-Iran war news LIVE: Ebrahim Azizi, who heads the Iranian parliament’s national security commission, responded to Trump on social media earlier Friday, saying, “the Strait of Hormuz is governed by Iran, so: Respect the rules” and to “not mistake control for escalation.”

“This is not a violation of the ceasefire; it is ceasefire management,” Azizi said.

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US-Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump said the Iran drone attack on a ship in Hormuz violated the ceasefire. The US retaliatory strikes came shortly after Trump told reporters, “You’ll find out,” whether the US would respond.

US Central Command said the military struck missile and drone locations and coastal radar sites in Iran.

“I don’t like the fact that they took a shot yesterday, actually four of them,” Trump said at the White House shortly before the U.S. struck back. When asked why there would be strikes when Trump has insisted talks with Tehran are going well, Trump said of Iran: “They’re a little bit different.”

US-Iran war news LIVE: Israel, Lebanon and the United States signed a trilateral framework agreement on Friday following several days of talks aimed at ending the long-running conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.

Lebanese Ambassador Nada Moawad and her Israeli counterpart, Yechiel Leiter, signed the document alongside the US at the State Department in Washington, Reuters reported.

Ahead of the signing, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the agreement as an important first step. "Today we've taken the first step in what will be a difficult journey, without a doubt, but an important and an essential and a necessary one," Rubio said.

"It's the beginning of the beginning. There's a lot of work ahead," he added.

The agreement will be implemented through a trilateral Military Coordination Group for Lebanon, Rubio said in a statement. He added that Washington would commit significant resources to support the effort, including an immediate $100 million in humanitarian assistance in coordination with the United Nations, Reuters reported.

US-Iran war news LIVE: Following the fresh flare-up, US vice president said that the US has honoured the ceasefire agreement that Iran signed first. “Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone. But violence will be met with violence,” he said.

US-Iran war news LIVE: n Saturday morning Iran time, state television reported that the Revolutionary Guards said they targeted US sites in the Gulf region in retaliation for the American strikes.

"If the aggression is repeated, our response will be broader than this," the Guards said, according to a post by state TV on Telegram.

The exchanges raised fresh questions about efforts to keep the Strait of Hormuz open while Washington and Tehran negotiate a final settlement to a war that began February 28 with US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

US-Iran war news LIVE: US Central Command said the American strikes, against Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions, were a response to "unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces" that "clearly violated the ceasefire."

US Iran war LIVE updates: The United States and Iran traded military strikes on Friday as Washington accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship, jeopardizing a fragile ceasefire.

US Central Command said the American strikes on Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions were a response to "unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces" that “clearly violated the ceasefire.” It described the operation as "a powerful response to yesterday's attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz."