The United States carried out a second round of strikes against multiple sites in Iran on Saturday, in response to another Iranian attack on an oil-laden vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
The latest strikes test the ceasefire within the broader initial truce deal that Washington and Tehran entered last week, when President Donald Trump electronically signed it during a visit to France for the G7 Summit.
According to U.S. Central Command, it conducted “additional strikes against multiple targets in Iran on June 27, at the Commander in Chief’s direction.”
President Trump warned against violations of the ceasefire under the initial deal, saying there may come a point when the U.S. is “no longer able to be reasonable.”
United States aircraft just struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN! It is very possible that they will never learn! There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be… pic.twitter.com/8sKbkA40kU
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) June 27, 2026
“CENTCOM forces launched strikes today in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping. U.S. military aircraft targeted Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities,” a Central Command statement said.
CENTCOM identified the ship attacked by Iran as a Panama-flagged tanker transiting near the Strait of Hormuz with more than two million barrels of crude oil.
“After yesterday’s U.S. strikes in response to the Iranian attack on M/V Ever Lovely, Iran was given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement but elected not to. Its forces launched a one-way attack drone that hit M/T Kiku this morning at 4:30 a.m. ET.”
U.S. Sailors prepare an E-2D Hawkeye for flight aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). pic.twitter.com/FG3rjntgTh
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) June 27, 2026
In retaliation for Friday’s U.S. strikes, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted American military sites in the region.
Tehran frames its actions as a lawful exercise of coastal-state sovereignty, arguing that safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz requires prior coordination with Iran.
Iranian officials argue that their country’s stance is enshrined in Article 5 of the recent Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, which tasks Iran with negotiating future maritime administration with Oman.
Operationally, Iran enforces this through its Persian Gulf Strait Authority, which mandates 48-hour advance transit requests and designated routes, with the IRGC Navy warning that uncoordinated passages are “unacceptable and completely dangerous” and subject to military action.
According to Central Command issued after the latest action, “commercial vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz continue,” and “U.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready” to deal with any situation.
Kiran Asim is a writer who covers the U.S., Europe, South Asia, and the Middle East. Her reports and analyses look at the geostrategic issues and contemporary developments and their economic and political implications. She also writes about society and education.
