The US military has conducted strikes on Iranian targets after Donald Trump accused Iran of a “foolish violation” of its truce following an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

No casualties were reported when the ship was struck by a one-way attack drone on Thursday, an incident which prompted a planned evacuation of more than 11,000 sailors stuck in the region.

In response, US Central Command said on Friday it had struck missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions. There has been no comment yet from Iran.

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    5 days ago

    Most obvious explanation is the US trying to test iran’s resolve to continue the blockade. A single drone makes sense if iran is just trying to show they still mean it.

    Or the us regime is lying about what happened, or there’s an explanation that is true but makes no sense because that’s the world we live in.

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      The US is lying always with this admin since they see no advantage to ever telling the truth. It’s a “prisoner’s dilemma” type of deal with these people.

      But I’m not saying false flag. It’s likely to have been anyone’s drone accidentally smacking a ship.