Iranian attack on American ships in Hormuz failed, Trump said – ‘They messed with us, we blew them up’
Dubai. The US military said it intercepted Iranian attacks on three US Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military installations responsible for attacks on US military forces.” The incident highlighted the fragile state of the month-long ceasefire between the two countries.
US Central Command shared a post on social media saying US military forces intercepted “unprovoked Iranian attacks” and retaliated in self-defense. The US military said no ships were damaged. It said it did not want to escalate tensions but was “positioned and ready to protect American forces.”
US President Donald Trump told reporters in Washington that the ceasefire remains in place despite the violence. “They toyed with us today,” Trump said. We blew them up.” Meanwhile, Iran’s state media said the firing took place on Qeshm Island, located in the strait between the country’s armed forces and the ”enemy”. It is the largest Iranian island in the Persian Gulf where about 150,000 people live. There is also a water desalination plant.
Iranian state media also reported loud noises and gunfire in western Tehran. Iran’s semi-official news agencies ‘Fars’ and ‘Tasnim’ reported that the sound of explosions was heard near Bandar Abbas in the southern part of Iran. The reports did not specify the source of the explosions. Earlier in the day, Iran has created a government agency to inspect and collect taxes from ships passing through the crucial Strait of Hormuz, a shipping data company said earlier in the day. Iran’s efforts to formalize control over this route have raised new concerns about international shipping. Hundreds of commercial vessels are stuck in the Persian Gulf and unable to reach the open sea.
Earlier, Iran said it was reviewing the latest proposals made by the US to end the war. A day before this, the US Army had fired on an Iranian oil tanker trying to break the US blockade of Iran’s ports. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed peace efforts in West Asia with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.
There was a heated exchange of words between the Pope and Trump due to their opposition to the Iran war. On Wednesday, Trump wrote on social media that ending the war and resuming supplies of oil and natural gas disrupted by the conflict depended on Iran accepting the deal, although he did not provide details of the deal. “If they don’t agree, the bombing will begin,” Trump wrote.
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