Upgraded 9 July 2026 at 01:09 IST
Iran released a sharp caution after United States President Donald Trump specified that United States was most likely to perform more strikes on Iran and stated that the ceasefire was “over”.
Tehran: Iran released a sharp caution after United States President Donald Trump mentioned that United States was most likely to perform more strikes on Iran and stated that the ceasefire was “over”. Speaking at the NATO top in Turkiye, Trump stated,”We’re going to strike them tough tonight,” after the United States stated it had actually released strikes in action to attacks on industrial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian authorities countered highly. Ali Akbar Velayati, Iran’s previous foreign minister and a senior consultant to the nation’s management, stated Tehran had its “finger on the trigger” to safeguard itself. Ebrahim Rezaei, representative for Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, alerted that “not a single American soldier” would return alive if the United States assaulted Kharg Island.
“The Axis of Resistance will not remain quiet before embarrassment and adventurism requiring the blood of the martyred leader to clean the area, finger on the trigger.”
He included, “We formerly cautioned that the area is not a play area for political gaming by little states” and have repeatedly proven that adventures are met with an immediate response, but the responsibility for the new tensions and the verbal acknowledgment of the annulment of the agreement by a notorious pirate-style politician in the mold of Epstein, whose agreement has been practically violated repeatedly, is once again driving the region toward the fire.”
Trump stated Iran was “acting really terribly” and cautioned that the United States might strike “much more and even much deeper” if required. He likewise stated Washington might target more facilities and even “might take control of Kharg Island”, an essential center for Iran’s oil exports.
The escalation followed both sides implicated each other of breaching the truce.
The United States stated Iran assaulted 3 business vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran later on released attacks on United States military websites in Bahrain and Kuwait.
