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Posted on 06/27/2026 6:17:58 PM PDT by Red Badger
Iran attacked another vessel in the Strait of Hormuz Saturday, and the U.S. wasted little time striking back. The American military carried out operations Friday night, but Saturday’s response was described as bigger.
United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said on social media that the airstrikes were “at the Commander in Chief’s direction”:
After yesterday’s U.S. strikes in response to the Iranian attack on M/V Ever Lovely, Iran was given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement but elected not to when its forces launched a one-way attack drone that hit M/T Kiku this morning at 4:30 a.m. ET. The Panama-flagged tanker was transiting near the Strait of Hormuz with more than two-million barrels of crude oil.
CENTCOM's statement continued and said U.S. forces targeted a variety of sites:
CENTCOM forces launched strikes today in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping. U.S. military aircraft targeted Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities.
Commercial vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz continue. U.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready.
They had previously posted video of their Friday attack:
Despite the Memorandum of Understanding and the fragile ceasefire agreement, the Islamic Republic continues to stir up the waters and keep up the aggression.
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Saturday’s U.S. response marks an escalation to their Friday night strikes, according to defense officials:
“It’s a larger strike than last night,” the official told Fox News.
“Iran had a chance to stop shooting … and they didn’t take it,” the official said. “Instead, they attacked another ship in Hormuz this morning, the MT Kiku.”
Meanwhile, the diplomatic back-and-forth continues:
President Trump on Friday called Iran's attack a "foolish violation" of the ceasefire, as Tehran and Washington appear to remain at odds on even basic points in their memorandum of understanding, including control of the strait and how Iran will spend its unfrozen funds. Mr. Trump has not publicly reacted to Saturday's strike.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the framework of a deal Friday between Lebanon and Israel, but Hezbollah, which was not part of the negotiations, rejected the deal on Saturday, calling it a "disgrace" and promised to keep fighting Israeli forces.
Democrats, on the other hand, don’t care that Iran was desperate to get nuclear weapons and that they’ve now repeatedly violated the agreement they signed. It’s all Trump’s fault in their fantasy world:
Thankfully, they're not running things.
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If the Hussein/Biden/Harris Regime had won, Israel might not exist today, and the Hezbollah/Tren De Aragua Syndicate would be in every American city.
Trump and allies should set up a program where the Strait must remain open and the cost of ANY AND ALL damages inflicted upon shipping by Iran will be 100% covered by IRANIAN IMPOUNDED FUNDS. This would stiffen the spines of the shipping insurers and reinsurers. And IRANIANS UNDERSTAND MONEY, do not want to lose it and will punish (i.e., kill) those who cause the loss.
I’m posting this in every thread where the absence of such MONETARY DAMAGES ASSESSMENT is partially responsible for the situation.
Truth!
I like this answer.
As kids we played a game called “tag.” Last tag, you are it.
There can be no peace as long as the Revolutionary Guard exists. Stop playing tag” and get the job done.
They can’t help themselves. ✈💣💥
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Take Iranian Territories, start with all the islands. They can’t take them back and if they launch drone and missiles at their own former islands, they can’t use them on shipping and neighbors. They will flounder in impotent rage.
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You MUST play the game of “tit for tat” in such a case.
With someone as ruthless as Iran, they might even sacrifice folks just to “probe” us.
Yup, exactly what should be done, and also for every day our military is there havinv to protect the strait, we deduct the daily cost of all that from iranian seized funds.
Th9se folks dont consider it sacrifice, its a golden ticket to paradise for them
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“ Th9se folks dont consider it sacrifice, its a golden ticket to paradise for them.”
So oblige them.
All of them.
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I wonder if any of the Uranium 1 deal Obama and Hillary made with Putin to give him control of uranium in the US made it to Iran.
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