India, June 27 -- The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday said American forces carried out military strikes against Iran on June 26 in response to Tehran's alleged attack on a commercial cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, further straining the fragile ceasefire between the two countries.

"U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, as well as coastal radar sites, after Iran attacked the M/V Ever Lovely on June 25 using a one-way attack drone," CENTCOM said in a statement.

The Singapore-flagged cargo vessel was sailing along Oman's coast while exiting the Strait of Hormuz when it was allegedly targeted.

"The unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces clearly violated the ceas...