BREAKING: U.S. strikes Iran after attack on commercial vessel in Strait of Hormuz

The Pentagon says that the U.S. military has launched retaliatory strikes on Iran after a commercial vessel was hit in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump had teased a potential retaliation against Iran while speaking to reporters at the White House, just hours after claiming that Iran had violated the ceasefire agreement signed last week.

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