Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire by targeting civilian areas and ships on strait of Hormuz
Key takeaways
- The new skirmishes jeopardise a shaky ceasefire that had largely held for the previous month.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleIran has accused the US of violating the ceasefire by targeting two ships at the strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas, as the US insists it struck in retaliation.
- The US military said it targeted sites that it said were responsible for attacking US forces in what it called “unprovoked” hostilities by Tehran.
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Cargo ships on the strait of Hormuz. The new skirmishes jeopardise a shaky ceasefire that had largely held for the previous month. Photograph: Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA/Reuters View image in fullscreen Cargo ships on the strait of Hormuz. The new skirmishes jeopardise a shaky ceasefire that had largely held for the previous month. Photograph: Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA/Reuters US-Israel war on Iran Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire by targeting civilian areas and ships on strait of HormuzUS military claims it targeted sites responsible for attacks on its forces and ‘unprovoked’ hostilities by Tehran
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleIran has accused the US of violating the ceasefire by targeting two ships at the strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas, as the US insists it struck in retaliation.
The US military said it targeted sites that it said were responsible for attacking US forces in what it called “unprovoked” hostilities by Tehran.