Trump Says Iran Violated Ceasefire With Strike on Cargo Ship

Iran attacked a cargo vessel with a drone in the Strait of Hormuz on June 24.
Trump Says Iran Violated Ceasefire With Strike on Cargo Ship
Ships in the Strait of Hormuz, near Larak Island, Iran, on May 16, 2026. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images
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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.

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Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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