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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Andrew Roth in Washington

US says it struck Iran targets after attack on cargo ship in the strait of Hormuz

F-16 fighter jets fly over the Middle East during a patrol
F-16 fighter jets on patrol in the Middle East. US Central Command said it had struck a ‘powerful response’ to Iran’s attack on the Singapore-flagged M/V Ever Lovely a day earlier. Photograph: Centcom

The US has struck Iran in a tit-for-tat response to a drone strike on a cargo ship, as the ceasefire between the US and Iran that reopened the strait of Hormuz undergoes its greatest test yet.

The US strikes targeted multiple missile and drone facilities in Iran near the strait of Hormuz and on Qeshm Island on Friday in what appeared to be a limited strike meant to respond to Iran’s attack on a Singapore-flagged cargo ship without escalating the conflict.

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