"Officials in Washington say they expect Iranian counterparts to respond to a proposed peace deal later on Friday. President Donald Trump is maintaining that a ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States remains in place, for now, despite the two countries exchanging fire on Thursday evening. The exchange occurred as the U.S. was awaiting a response from Iran regarding a proposal to end the war."
"In a late-night message, Iran's central military command said the U.S. fired on an oil tanker belonging to the country. Iran also cited a U.S. ship attempting to leave the Strait of Hormuz, disregarding warnings from Iran to stop, resulting in an attack from the Iranian military. The attack from the U.S. also "target[ed] civilian areas," Iranian officials said, with one general stating that the U.S. had "crossed the point of no return.""
""Every time a diplomatic solution is on the table, the U.S. opts for a reckless military adventure," Iran Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said. The U.S., meanwhile, insists that Iran fired on three of its tankers unprovoked. "Three World Class American Destroyers just transited, very successfully, out of the Strait of Hormuz, under fire," Trump announced in a Truth Social post."
""There was no damage done to the three Destroyers, but great damage done to the Iranian attackers." The president also claimed that drones sent by Iran were "incinerated while in the air.""
Officials in Washington expected Iranian counterparts to respond later on Friday to a proposed peace deal. President Donald Trump said a ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States remained in place despite fire exchanged on Thursday evening. The exchange occurred while the U.S. awaited Iran’s response to efforts to end the war. Iran’s central military command said the U.S. fired on an Iranian oil tanker and that a U.S. ship attempted to leave the Strait of Hormuz despite warnings, leading to an Iranian attack. Iranian officials said the U.S. attack targeted civilian areas. The U.S. said Iran fired on three American tankers without provocation, and Trump said U.S. destroyers transited successfully under fire and that Iranian drones were destroyed.
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