Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire with new attacks

Iran accused ​the United ​States of violating ‌a ceasefire ​by targeting two ships at the Strait ‌of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas, the country's top joint military command said early on ‌Friday. The U.S. targeted "an Iranian oil ‌tanker traveling from Iran's coastal waters near Jask toward the Strait of Hormuz, as well as ⁠another ​vessel ⁠entering the Strait of Hormuz near the Emirati ⁠port of Fujairah," a spokesperson for Iran's ​Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a ⁠statement carried by state media.

"At the same time, ⁠with ​the cooperation of some regional countries, they carried out air attacks ⁠on civilian areas along the coasts of Bandar ⁠Khamir, ⁠Sirik, and Qeshm Island."