"Iran accused the US of violating the ceasefire by targeting two ships at the strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas, as the US insisted it struck in retaliation. The US military said it targeted sites responsible for attacking three US warships transiting the strait, in what it called unprovoked hostilities by Tehran. Iran's Press TV reported that after several hours of fire the situation on Iranian islands and coastal cities by the strait of Hormuz is back to normal now."
"The skirmishes threw into question the viability of a shaky ceasefire that had largely held for the previous month. But Donald Trump, the US president, insisted it remained intact despite the strikes, which he described in an interview with ABC News as a love tap. They trifled with us today, Trump told reporters, during an evening visit to the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC. We blew them away. They trifled. I call that a trifle."
"In a statement on Thursday evening, US Central Command (Centcom) confirmed the strikes, writing: Iranian forces launched multiple missiles, drones and small boats as USS Truxtun (DDG 103), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), and USS Mason (DDG 87) transited the international sea passage. No US assets were struck. Centcom said its forces eliminated inbound threats and targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking US forces, including missile and drone launch sites, command and control locations, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance nodes."
"Centcom does not seek escalation but remains positioned and ready to protect American forces, it added. Iran's military accused the US of breaking the ceasefire agreement by targeting an Irania"
The United States and Iran exchanged fire late Thursday during the most serious test of a month-long ceasefire. Iran accused the US of violating the ceasefire by targeting two ships at the Strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas, while the US said its actions were retaliation. The US military stated it struck sites responsible for attacks on three US warships transiting the strait and described the hostilities as unprovoked by Tehran. Iran reported that after several hours of fighting, conditions on Iranian islands and coastal cities near the strait returned to normal. The clashes raised doubts about the ceasefire’s stability, but the US president said it remained intact and suggested a negotiated deal could still occur.
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