Trump lashes out at Iran for 'foolishly' violating fragile ceasefire after drone attack on ally cargo ship

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT Published: 17:33, 26 June 2026 | Updated: 17:58, 26 June 2026 Donald Trump is accusing Iran of 'foolishly' breaking its ceasefire agreement with the US after a recent drone attack targeting cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.  'The Islamic Republic of Iran shot at least four One Way Attack Drones at Ships transversing the Strait of Hormuz,' the President posted on Friday afternoon.  'One of the Drones solidly hit the upper deck of a large and very expensive cargo carrying ship. Damage was done, but the Ship was able to proceed on its way.' Trump continued saying that US forces 'knocked down three other drones' in the bombardment.    'This is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement,' the Republican added. Vice President JD Vance traveled to Switzerland last weekend to negotiate with Iran and mediators from Pakistan and Qatar.  The memorandum of understanding signed by the US and Iran in Switzerland last week stipulates that vessels must be free to transit the Strait of Hormuz unabated. The Islamic Republic's fresh strikes on ships in the strait are a direct violation of the ceasefire agreement signed between the US and Iran. Iran targeted oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz with drones, Trump said Friday afternoon Trump continued saying that US forces 'knocked down three other drones' in the bombardment Vice President JD Vance was in Switzerland to negotiate with Iran over the weekend The British military announced on Thursday that a vessel off Oman was struck. Trump did not name the vessels that were targeted.  Iran's strike comes at a tenuous time for the two warring nations.  The MOU signed between the Islamic Republic and the US mandated that, once signed, the two countries would hold off on hostilities as they hash out specifics for a lasting peace deal during a 60-day ceasefire, which started after the memorandum was penned last week by Trump in France.  The deal allows Iran to begin exporting its oil because the US agreed to end its blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.   Now that the fragile memorandum has been violated, it is unclear what the US response will be.  Trump said last week that if Iran breaks the agreement, he would resume attacks on the country.  'It's a memorandum of understanding. And if I don't like it, we'll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on ⁠their head,' Trump said last week at the Group of Seven summit in France. Iran has broken multiple ceasefire agreements with the US since the two countries began discussing a diplomatic resolution for the war.  The President himself has noted that a ceasefire in the Middle East is different from those implemented in the West.  'A ceasefire there is much different than a ceasefire in other parts of the world,' Trump has said previously. In that part of the world, the President added, a 'ceasefire is when you're shooting in a more moderate manner.' Vance has noted that Trump will 'not hesitate' to resume attacks on Iran if it were to break the ceasefire.   The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.