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US launches strikes on Iran in retaliation for attack on cargo ship

The US military said on Friday it had struck targets in Iran in retaliation for an attack on a cargo ship. The US Central Command (Centcom) said it had targeted Iranian missile and drone storage sites as well as radar installations along the coast.

US launches strikes on Iran in retaliation for attack on cargo ship
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The US strikes came in response to the attack on a cargo ship. The US Central Command (Centcom) said the ‘unprovoked aggression’ against the merchant vessel was ‘clearly’ a violation of the ceasefire.

The strikes targeted Iranian missile and drone storage sites as well as radar installations along the coast, the US regional command responsible for the Gulf region said on Friday.

Source: www.spiegel.de