CENTCOM Launches Strikes After Iran Drone Hits Panama-Flagged Oil Tanker
downloaded 6/27/26Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP
Mariane Angela27 Jun 20264,123
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Saturday that American forces carried out another round of strikes on multiple targets in Iran after a Panama-flagged oil tanker was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. military launched new strikes against Iranian targets after Tehran allegedly ignored the ceasefire and launched a drone attack on a Panama-flagged oil tanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil.
“CENTCOM forces launched strikes today in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping,” Centcom said. “U.S. military aircraft targeted Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities.”
According to CENTCOM, the tanker M/T Kiku was carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil when it was hit by a one-way attack drone around 4:30 a.m. while sailing near the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/06/27/centcom-launches-strikes-after-iran-drone-hits-panama-flagged-oil-tanker/
