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Trump blames Iran for ‘foolish’ strike on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz
Key takeaways
- Fragile US-Iran ceasefire tested as drone strike off Oman draws stern warning from the US president.
- Trump did not identify the ship in his post on Truth Social on Friday.
- The Singapore-flagged Ever Lovely, owned by Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine – had been stranded in the Gulf for more than 100 days after loading cargo in Iraq.
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Fragile US-Iran ceasefire tested as drone strike off Oman draws stern warning from the US president.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US President Donald Trump [File: Kent Nishimura/AFP]By Heba Habib and Reuters Published On 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026United States President Donald Trump has condemned what he called Iran’s “foolish violation” of the ceasefire agreement after a drone struck a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump did not identify the ship in his post on Truth Social on Friday. But the British military said that a vessel was hit by a projectile off Oman on Thursday.
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