If the ceasefire agreement breaks down, Trump warns Iran will "face a massive blaze."
As Tehran accuses Washington of violating the ceasefire and retaliates against U.S. naval vessels in the region, U.S. forces launch a wave of strikes targeting Iranian positions near the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump downplayed the latest strike, describing it merely as a "light tap (love tap)" from Washington following Tehran's "nonsense," but he simultaneously warned that unless Tehran signs an agreement "as soon as possible," the U.S. will strike Iran "more fiercely and violently." "If there's no ceasefire agreement, I'll let you know… just watch a massive fire rise over Iran."
The U.S. Central Command claims its actions were in "self-defense," targeting Iranian missile launch sites, command and control nodes, and reconnaissance points.
The Department of War accused Iran of launching "unprovoked" attacks using missiles, drones, and small boats against the USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta, and USS Mason—three warships all involved in blockading Iranian ports.
However, Tehran alleges that Washington violated the ceasefire first by attacking an oil tanker within Iranian territorial waters and coordinated with "some regional countries" to strike civilian areas along the coasts of Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy claimed that three U.S. warships fled the strategic waterway after suffering "severe damage." Yet both the U.S. Central Command and Trump firmly maintained that no American assets were hit.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1864587951177801/
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