Iran on Friday accused the United States of violating a cease-fire after alleged strikes on two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and attacks targeting civilian areas, according to Tehran’s top joint military command.
The U.S. targeted "an Iranian oil tanker traveling from Iran's coastal waters near Jask toward the Strait of Hormuz, as well as another vessel entering the Strait of Hormuz near the Emirati port of Fujairah," a spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement carried by state media.
"At the same time, with the cooperation of some regional countries, they carried out air attacks on civilian areas along the coasts of Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island."
Iranian media on Thursday reported loud blast-like sounds in areas surrounding Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island along the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
The semi-official Fars News Agency said residents in Bandar Abbas heard multiple sounds resembling explosions from areas near the city.
