Cease fire, despite everything. It continues, even though in recent hours both sides have reported attacks. The White House has been clear in confirming that “the ceasefire remains in place” despite the Iran actionswhich are “below the threshold” that they consider unacceptable. For once it is Donald Trump who is trying to calm things down.
Throughout Monday, several boats The US denounced attempted attacks by Iranian ships, which were “destroyed” in response, something that Iran denies.
In parallel, on their Fujairah oil facilitiesa key center in the Emirati country. As if that were not enough, they detailed the neutralization of numerous missiles con origin in Tehranplus some that hit directly into the sea.
But the US calls for caution. “The ceasefire is not over (…) Ultimately, it will be the president (Donald Trump) who makes the decision on whether something escalates to the point of becoming a violation of the ceasefire,” Pete Hegseth blurted out early this Tuesday morning in Washington.
The Secretary of Defense (aka of War) has wanted to downplay the importance of the Iranian wave against the Emirates, a US trading partner in the Gulf, and has only complained to the ayatollahs “act with caution” to avoid this escalation that Trump still doesn’t see.
Otherwise, Iran will face a “strong” and “devastating” military force, Hegseth has warned of possible retaliation to the mission called ‘Freedom Project’ and headed by the US to facilitate the exit of ships trapped in the Persian Gulf. A “independent” mission to the military offensive launched on February 28, Trump’s ‘minister’ wanted to highlight.
“US forces will not need to enter Iranian waters or airspace. It is not necessary”[…] Two American merchant ships, along with American destroyers, have already transited the strait without incident, demonstrating that the route is clear. We know that Iranians are embarrassed by this fact. They claim to control the strait; They don’t control it,” celebrated Pete Hegseth in his appearance this Tuesday.
However, he has made it clear that although “we are not looking for a confrontation, Nor can Iran be allowed to prevent access by innocent countries and their goods to an international waterway”, considering the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz “an unacceptable form of international extortion”.
The head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff intervened alongside Hegseth, Dan Cainewho has specified that since the ceasefire was announced, Iran has fired on international and other American commercial ships repeatedly, although in minor actions, and two container ships have been seized.
“They have attacked US forces more than 10 times, although all of these incidents have remained, up to this point, below the threshold that would justify the resumption of large-scale combat operations“explained the military high command, in a speech similar to the one that Donald Trump has been defending, which for now maintains its confidence in the ceasefire.
