US Vice President JD Vance on Friday commented on the US strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, which came in retaliation for Iran’s violations of the ceasefire agreement.
In a post on social media, the Vice President stressed that any violence on the part of the Islamic Republic will be met in kind.
“Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone," wrote Vance.
“But violence will be met with violence," he stressed.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said earlier that its forces conducted strikes against Iran “as a powerful response to yesterday’s attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz."
According to the statement, US aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites after Iran hit M/V Ever Lovely on June 25 with a one-way attack drone. It added that the Singapore-flagged cargo ship was exiting the Strait of Hormuz along the Omani coast at the time of Iran’s attack.
“The unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces clearly violated the ceasefire. Furthermore, Iran’s dangerous behavior undermined freedom of navigation as commerce increasingly flows through the vital international trade corridor," said CENTCOM.
“CENTCOM forces continue to provide safe passage coordination and support to commercial vessels transiting the strait. The US military remains present and vigilant to ensure all aspects of the agreement with Iran are adhered to, obeyed, and in full force and effect."
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that their response to the US strikes would be "swift and decisive."
The strikes came minutes after US President Donald Trump hinted in a conversation with reporters that the US could retaliate for Iran’s violation of the ceasefire on Thursday.
On Thursday, two senior American officials said that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted a commercial cargo vessel flying the Singapore flag within the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Concurrently, a regulatory Iranian state body known as the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) issued a strict warning regarding maritime lanes on Thursday.
The agency, which holds an official mandate to supervise and govern transit through the chokepoint, announced that any vessels traveling via routes outside its designated framework will be stripped of safe-passage assurances, liability arrangements, and insurance protections.
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