The United States has renewed its attacks against Iran, in response to an incident a day earlier when a cargo vessel was struck by an Iranian drone.On Friday, the US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, said it had issued a “powerful response to yesterday’s attack”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites,” CENTCOM said in a statement.“Iran’s dangerous behavior undermined freedom of navigation as commerce increasingly flows through the vital international trade corridor.”US strikes were reported near the southern Iranian port of Sirik after the announcement.Iran, meanwhile, said it had “succeeded in neutralising” the attack and pledged to retaliate in a statement shared by the ISNA news agency.“We emphasise that this aggression will not go unanswered, and our response will be swift and decisive at a time and place of our choosing,” the statement said.US President Donald Trump had warned earlier in the day that he considered Thursday’s attack on the Singapore-registered commercial vessel, the Ever Lovely, a “foolish violation” of the June 17 memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the US and Iran.That memorandum had called for a “permanent” end to “military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon”, effectively pausing the war the US and …
