On June 27, 2026, an Iranian one‑way drone struck the oil tanker Kiku, which was transporting more than two million barrels of crude through the Strait of Hormuz on a route near Oman, leading the United States to conduct air strikes the next day. U.S. Central Command reported that, at President Donald Trump’s direction, the attacks hit Iranian surveillance and communications gear, air‑defense sites, drone depots and facilities used for laying naval mines. Trump later posted on Truth Social that the strikes responded to Iran’s breach of the cease‑fire and warned that further escalation could end the Islamic Republic. Iran’s state television subsequently reported explosions north of the strait. The incident follows a recent exchange in which an Iranian drone hit a merchant vessel off Oman and the U.S. retaliated.