US strikes Iran after Egyptian port storage tanker is hit

Published On 30 Jul, 2026
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Earlier on Wednesday, a drone hit a US-owned gas storage tanker at Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta, British maritime security firm Ambrey said in an initial assessment.

A statement from Egypt’s petroleum ministry confirmed ​a fire at the port but made no mention of a drone attack.

It was not immediately clear who was responsible.

The US strikes in Iran on Wednesday followed President Donald Trump’s vow earlier ⁠in the day to retaliate against Iran for firing on US troops.

Iran confirmed overnight that it had fired on US bases in Jordan and at ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and also spurned an Omani proposal to jointly manage the strait, a critical global shipping route for oil ​and gas.