The agreement, as expected, turned out to be just a facade! U.S. warplanes launched a surprise attack on Iranian ports, with multiple buildings erupting into red fireballs.
According to Xinhua News Agency reporting on May 26, explosions were heard late at night in several coastal areas along the Strait of Hormuz, including Iran's southern ports of Bandar Abbas, Sirik, and Jask, with multiple buildings bursting into red fireballs.
Subsequently, U.S. Central Command spokesperson Tim Hawkins confirmed that the U.S. military had carried out "defensive strikes" in southern Iran that day, targeting missile launch sites and Iranian vessels attempting to lay mines.
Hawkins emphasized that this operation was "aimed at protecting U.S. forces from threats posed by the Iranian military." However, just hours or even days before the air strike, signals from the U.S. side were entirely contradictory.
On May 25, the White House claimed that the U.S.-Iran agreement was already 95% complete, giving Iran 5 to 7 days to finalize the signing. An anonymous U.S. official stated that both sides had established a framework for a memorandum of understanding, including a 60-day extension of the ceasefire, mine-clearing operations in the Strait of Hormuz, and its subsequent reopening.
While claiming that "the agreement is nearly finalized," the U.S. simultaneously launched airstrikes on Iranian ports—this glaring contradiction made the word "agreement" sound like nothing more than smoke and mirrors. On the same day, Eastern Time, May 25, the U.S. Central Command issued the order to attack. Warplanes took flight, heading straight for the southern coast of Iran along the Strait of Hormuz. The air strike targets were twofold: first, missile launch sites on land; second, Iranian vessels at sea—U.S. forces alleged these ships were attempting to lay mines.
Explosions quickly echoed across Bandar Abbas, Sirik, and Jask. Multiple social media sources reported that two Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy speedboats were attacked by U.S. warplanes that night, resulting in multiple deaths. In response, Iran fired upon U.S. warships in the Gulf of Oman. Subsequently, the U.S. conducted a second round of airstrikes on the eastern side of Bandar Abbas, prompting Iran’s air defense systems to activate.
The White House spokesperson’s earlier claim that “the agreement is 95% complete” sounded utterly hollow in the face of explosions and fiery plumes.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1866211469742080/
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