Iran attacked a cargo vessel with a drone in the Strait of Hormuz on June 24.
President Donald Trump has accused Iran of violating the ceasefire between the United States and the Middle Eastern country following an Iranian drone attack on a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
In a June 26 post on Truth Social, Trump said there were four drone attacks targeting ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
One of the drones hit the upper deck of a large cargo ship, causing damage even though the vessel was able to continue its voyage, according to the president.
“We knocked down three other drones. Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement,” Trump said.
Iran attacked a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on June 24.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that a commercial ship was hit off Oman by an unidentified projectile. The UKMTO is operated by the British Royal Navy.
Although the organization did not assign responsibility for the attack, it confirmed that the vessel’s bridge sustained damage.
No injuries to the crew or environmental damage were reported.
A U.S. official later stated that the vessel had been targeted by a drone launched by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Following the incident, the U.N. International Maritime Organization (IMO) temporarily suspended its ship escort operations through the Strait of Hormuz.
“I have decided to temporarily pause its implementation in order to reconfirm that the necessary safety guarantees continue to be in place for the ships on our evacuation list and all those in the region,” said the organization’s secretary-general, Arsenio Dominguez, in a statement.
He added that the attacked vessel had not been traveling under the IMO’s escort program.
The attack occurred despite a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran, which called for a halt to hostilities and guaranteed commercial access through the Strait of Hormuz.
