Trump says US-Iran ceasefire still in place after exchange of fire in Strait of Hormuz

 US President Donald Trump says a ceasefire is still in place with Iran, despite a clash between Iran and US naval destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz for which both sides blamed the other.

The US said Iran launched missiles, drones and small boats against three of its warships, in what it called an "unprovoked attack". Trump said Iran "trifled with us today".

Iran's top military command, meanwhile, alleged the US had targeted an Iranian oil tanker and another vessel approaching the Strait of Hormuz and carried out "aerial attacks" on several coastal areas.

The flare-up comes a day after Iran's foreign ministry had said it was considering a US proposal to end the war.

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In a further sign of the fragility of the ceasefire, early on Friday the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Defence said its air defences were "actively engaging" with a missile and drone attack from Iran.

The ministry later said two ballistic missiles and three UAVs had been launched from Iran, resulting in three “moderate injuries”.

Iranian state media initially reported "explosions" in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, describing them as an "exchange of fire" with the "enemy". Meanwhile, local media reported explosions were heard in Tehran.

Not long after, a statement from Iran's top military command said US "aerial attacks" struck the coasts of Bandar Khamir, Sirik and Qeshm Island.

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US says it has targeted Iranian military facilities after responding to attacks on navy ships

 

• Explosions are reported in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's state broadcaster says, describing an "exchange of fire" between Iran and the "enemy"

• The US military's Central Command says US "forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with self-defence strikes as US Navy guided-missile destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman" 

  
  
  

• Iranian forces launched "multiple missiles, drones and small boats" as three US ships passed through the area, Centcom says

• "Centcom does not seek escalation but remains positioned and ready to protect American forces" the statement adds

• US President Donald Trump says on social media that "great damage" was done to the Iranian ships, and urges Iran to accept a US-proposed deal

• According to the semi-official Fars news agency, explosions have been heard near Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island and Iran's capital, Tehran

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Fears of renewed Gaza war as Hamas disarmament talks stall

 Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have stalled, and Gaza risks sliding back into war.

This week an Israeli air strike killed the son of Hamas's leader and chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, and Palestinian sources confirmed to the BBC that the two sides had reached a deadlock in negotiations.

Israeli media reports suggest Israel is preparing to resume fighting in the Gaza Strip because of the impasse and Hamas's refusal to give up its weapons.

"We understood, everyone understood that Hamas would not disarm, and they have followed through on their intentions," Michael Eisenberg, an adviser to the Israeli prime minister, told the BBC, describing Hamas as "an unrepentant terrorist group".

"Nobody in Israel wants to go back to war," he said, but added "all options are on the table right now."

FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd6p5l3n2q3o

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We live at a time when deception is running rampant. Iran is not telling the truth about what is going on in the Strait of Hormuz. Neither is the Pentagon. On Monday, a few commercial vessels were able to get through the Strait. On Tuesday, that number dropped to zero. That isn’t progress. In fact, that is the opposite of progress. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran is the greatest threat to the global economy that I have seen in my entire lifetime. If it is not reopened soon, it will be an unprecedented catastrophe for the entire world.

Somewhere around 2,000 commercial vessels are currently trapped in the Persian Gulf. The sailors on those commercial vessels are running out of food and fresh water. Sadly, 10 sailors have already died. The Trump administration would love to get those commercial vessels out of the Persian Gulf, but the Iranians are not cooperating. Instead, the Iranians are telling us that the strikes that they have conducted already this week are just the beginning.

But despite all of the military action that we have witnessed over the past couple of days, the Pentagon is insisting that the ceasefire is “not over”…

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