See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy SABRINA PENTY, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 08:50 BST, 27 June 2026 | Updated: 11:57 BST, 27 June 2026
Iran said it struck targets linked to US forces in response to Donald Trump's airstrikes in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran said US strikes violated the UN Charter and the war-ending memorandum between the two countries, according to a statement by its foreign ministry.Iran did not identify the targets or say where they were located.The US Central Command on Friday confirmed it had struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations as well as radar sites along the Persian Gulf.It came after Iran launched an explosive-laden suicide drone at a Singaporean cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. The vessel sustained significant damage to its bridge, though no injuries or deaths have been confirmed.Before the attack, Iran issued warnings through regime media to oil tankers, cautioning that routes through the strait were restricted and that other routes were 'completely dangerous.'When asked by reporters moments before the attack occurred how the President would respond, Trump replied: 'You'll see.' CENTCOM forces conducted strikes against Iran, June 26, as a powerful response to Iran's attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz Iran said it struck targets linked to US forces in response to Donald Trump's airstrikes in the Strait of Hormuz President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 26 June 2026The attack comes as the US and Iran delicately negotiate a long-term peace agreement that would limit the regime's nuclear program. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed last week, committed Iran to using its 'best efforts for the safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge for 60 days.' The US and Iran are still negotiating terms of the deal, including issues such as getting ships through the key strait and addressing the future ofIran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Under the interim deal, the two sides have 60 days to work out the details.
