Trump accuses Iran of violating truce, warns of heavier bombing
U.S. President Donald Trump, following a fresh escalation in the Iran conflict, accused Tehran’s leadership of repeatedly violating the April ceasefire, describing it as “the most violated ceasefire in the history of the world”.
According to Fox News, late on Wednesday, Mr Trump said the United States could soon halt its bombing campaign, but warned that if Iran did not sign a framework agreement to end the war, “we’ll bomb the shit out of them”.
According to the report, Mr Trump said the U.S. military fired 49 Tomahawk cruise missiles and also used fighter jets, with the closest target to Tehran located around 65 kilometres outside the capital.
The U.S. military said it began new strikes on targets in Iran on Mr Trump’s orders. Iranian state media reported explosions in several port cities along the southern coast.
In response, Iran announced the full closure of the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping.
The U.S. military’s Central Command rejected this, saying commercial vessels were still transiting the waterway.
(dpa/NAN)
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