Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire by targeting civilian areas and ships on strait of Hormuz

US military claims it targeted sites responsible for attacks on its forces and ‘unprovoked’ hostilities by Tehran

Iran has accused the US of violating the ceasefire by targeting two ships at the strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas, as the US insists it struck in retaliation.

The US military said it targeted sites that it said were responsible for attacking US forces in what it called “unprovoked” hostilities by Tehran.

The new skirmishes threw into question the viability of a shaky ceasefire that had largely held for the previous month.

US Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement on Thursday evening: “Iranian forces launched multiple missiles, drones and small boats as USS Truxtun (DDG 103), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), and USS Mason (DDG 87) transited the international sea passage. No US assets were struck.”