"The cease-fire is not over. We said we would defend and defend aggressively, and we absolutely have. Iran knows that, and ultimately, the president can make a decision whether anything were to escalate into a violation of a cease-fire."
"Iran cannot be allowed to block innocent countries and their goods from an international waterway. The Iranians said they control the strait. They do not."
"Iran had attacked US forces more than 10 times since the April 8 cease-fire. However, that fell below the threshold of restarting major combat operations."
"An estimated 22,500 sailors and mariners on more than 1,550 commercial ships were stuck in the Gulf, unable to transit the strait."
The US cease-fire with Iran continues, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, despite Iran's missile launch at the UAE and US military actions against Iranian boats. Hegseth emphasized the need for Iran to cease its blockade of international waterways. US naval forces are escorting commercial vessels blocked in the Persian Gulf, while US warships are blockading Iranian ports. General Dan Caine noted that Iran has attacked US forces multiple times since the cease-fire but these actions have not triggered a major combat response.
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