US strikes Iran after drone attack on cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz

The United States launched strikes on Iranian military facilities on Friday, targeting missile and drone sites near the Strait of Hormuz and on Qeshm Island. The attack came as a direct response to a drone strike a day earlier on a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel. The US described the strikes as limited, aimed at punishing Iran for the attack on the ship without escalating the conflict further. The action puts a recent ceasefire between the two countries under its most serious strain since it reopened the critical waterway.