GLOBAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT FOR AXIOS: The U.S. military conducted strikes in the area of the strait of Hormuz, U.S. official tells me.
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. military attacked Iran on Friday in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, throwing the fate of the interim peace deal recently agreed between the two countries into question.
U.S. Central Command said aircraft struck missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites. Iranian media said a projectile struck an area around a pier in Sirik, a city on the shores of the strategic waterway.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio — wrapping up a tour of the Gulf to reassure regional allies about the interim pact — issued a joint statement with the Gulf Cooperation Council calling for "free, unconditional, and unrestricted navigation" in the strait without tolls or "attempts to assert control".
The UK Maritime Trade Operations has officially raised the security threat level in the Strait of Hormuz to "Substantial" following renewed attacks on merchant vessels. Mariners are warned of the existence of naval mines and are advised to expect increased naval presence and congestion
