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Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire with new attacks

  • US of violating a ​ceasefire by targeting two ships ‌at the Strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas
Published May 8, 2026 Updated May 8, 2026 07:53am
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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 US ⁠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.

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“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.”

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