US military says it carried out retaliatory strikes over ‘unprovoked hostilities’ by Iran

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The US military announced it conducted retaliatory strikes against Iran on Thursday, targeting Iranian military facilities. These strikes were described as a response to what the US termed "unprovoked hostilities" by Tehran, specifically citing attacks on US forces. Earlier, Iran had stated that the US violated a ceasefire by targeting an Iranian oil tanker and another ship near the Strait of Hormuz, as well as striking civilian areas. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) indicated that the operations eliminated inbound threats and hit sites responsible for attacking US forces, including missile and drone launch locations, command and control centers, and surveillance nodes.

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The targeted Iranian military facilities included missile and drone launch sites, command and control locations, and ISR nodes.

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US Central Command eliminated inbound threats and targeted Iranian military facilities.

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US military carried out retaliatory strikes on Iran targeting sites responsible for attacking US forces.

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Iran stated the US violated a ceasefire by targeting an Iranian oil tanker and another ship.

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US military says it carried out retaliatory strikes over ‘unprovoked hostilities’ by IranIran earlier said the US had violated a ceasefire by targeting an ‌Iranian oil tanker and another ship entering the Strait of Hormuz2-MIN READ2-MIN0ListenPublished: 6:44am, 8 May 2026Updated: 7:27am, 8 May 2026The US ⁠military said it carried out retaliatory strikes ⁠on Iran on Thursday, targeting sites it said were responsible for attacking US forces in what it called unprovoked hostilities by Tehran.Earlier, Iran’s top joint military command said the US had violated a ceasefire by targeting an ‌Iranian oil tanker and another ship entering the Strait of Hormuz, and by striking civilian areas.“US Central Command (CENTCOM) eliminated inbound threats and targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking US forces including missile and drone launch sites; command and control locations; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance nodes,” the military said in a statement.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x

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