Iran says it has launched attacks on American military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait in retaliation for US strikes on dozens of Iranian military targets.

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The announcement came after the United States said it had carried out large-scale attacks on Iranian positions late on Tuesday.

US strikes dozens of targets

The US Central Command said its forces struck more than 80 targets across Iran, including more than 60 small boats belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

According to Iranian state media, areas including Bandar Abbas and Sirik were hit during the operation. Some people were reported to have been injured by shrapnel.

Escalating regional tensions

The latest exchange follows attacks earlier this week on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has not directly claimed responsibility for those incidents.

The retaliation marks a further escalation in tensions between Tehran and Washington, raising concerns about the potential for a wider regional conflict.

Dispute over ceasefire

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said the US military action was "absolutely necessary", accusing Iran of "basically violating the ceasefire".

Iran's parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, rejected that claim, saying it was the United States that had breached the truce.

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Trump Says Iran Ceasefire 'Is Over' After New US Strikes

US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was "over" after the United States carried out overnight strikes on Iranian targets in response to attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Speaking at the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, Trump dismissed the prospect of further talks with Tehran.

"As far as I am concerned, it's over," he said when asked whether the truce remained in effect.

Trump also criticised Iran's leadership, accusing it of repeatedly violating the ceasefire agreement reached on June 17 and misrepresenting its commitments on nuclear weapons.

He said he planned to speak with special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, who have been involved in contacts with Iran, but insisted it was up to Tehran to return to negotiations.

US Launches Strikes on Iranian Targets

The latest escalation followed US strikes on more than 80 Iranian targets, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).

The military said the operation targeted air defence systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile capabilities and more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats operating in and around the Strait of Hormuz.

CENTCOM said the strikes were launched in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial ships in the strategic waterway, describing the operation as necessary to impose "heavy costs" for attacks on civilian shipping.

It added that US forces remain prepared to respond if Iran fails to comply with the ceasefire agreement, while stating that the latest round of strikes had concluded.

NATO Backs US Response

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the US action was justified, arguing that Washington had responded after Iran violated the ceasefire through attacks on commercial vessels.

Iran condemned the strikes, accusing the United States of repeatedly breaching the memorandum of understanding between the two countries and warning it would take whatever measures it considered necessary.

Iranian state media reported explosions in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm and Sirik, while the country's central military command said it would respond decisively to what it described as US aggression.

The command also declared that Iran would not allow outside interference in the Strait of Hormuz or permit others to control the vital shipping route.

Gulf States on Alert

Following the US strikes, Bahrain activated missile warning sirens. Kuwait's military said its air defence systems intercepted hostile missiles and drones, although it did not identify their origin.

The latest exchange follows a similar escalation last month involving Iranian attacks on shipping and US retaliatory strikes, which also prompted attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait.

The United States also revoked a licence allowing the sale of Iranian oil under the interim agreement following the latest shipping attacks.

According to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre, one tanker caught fire after being struck off the coast of Oman, while two other vessels suffered minor damage in the Strait of Hormuz. No injuries were reported, and the damaged ships were able to continue their voyages.

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The actual words were he 'believed"the Iran ceasefire was over. That will give him enough room to wriggle for another TACO after he gain sufficiently from stock market manupulation. Mark Rutte was at his best to bend the knee to Trump and I am positively sure he is not speaking for Nato. Expect some blowback by Nato leaders.

Abandon those bases... don't rebuild anything.

Cut your losses and get out of the Middle East.

The alliance with Israel has been an unmitigated disaster for the USA.

The Zionist agenda has become a bloody genocidal blitz that is laying waste to large parts of the region.

Beyond question, the whole world is turning against America and Israel.

After some research.

Iran maintains that the strait is governed by Innocent Passage.

The Strait of Hormuz is within the 12 nautical miles which is considered Territorial Waters. Also for Oman.

Quote Gemini AI

"Under innocent passage, a coastal state has much broader authority to regulate shipping for national security, suspend transit if it is deemed prejudicial to peace, and require prior authorization for foreign warships."

Iran passed its own domestic legislation in 1993 enforcing these restrictions.

Quote Gemini AI

"1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), international straits used for international navigation are governed by the Right of Transit Passage"

Iran signed UNCLOS in 1982 but never ratified it. Oman signed and ratified UNCLOS.

Under UNCLOS the No Hinderance, Free Passage to Navigation.

No tolls or fees charged for transit are followed.

Trump told reporters Wednesday in Ankara, Turkey, that the United States has already effectively “got the nuclear material because it’s so far underground, nobody’s going to be able to get it except us because we have the equipment that can get it.”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4640386/trump-no-ground-invasion-iran/

It is well known advertised that DT doesn't drink alcohol, so can this perspective be attributed to drug abuse?

4 hours ago, J Branche said:

After some research.

Iran maintains that the strait is governed by Innocent Passage.

The Strait of Hormuz is within the 12 nautical miles which is considered Territorial Waters. Also for Oman.

Quote Gemini AI

"Under innocent passage, a coastal state has much broader authority to regulate shipping for national security, suspend transit if it is deemed prejudicial to peace, and require prior authorization for foreign warships."

Iran passed its own domestic legislation in 1993 enforcing these restrictions.

Quote Gemini AI

"1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), international straits used for international navigation are governed by the Right of Transit Passage"

Iran signed UNCLOS in 1982 but never ratified it. Oman signed and ratified UNCLOS.

Under UNCLOS the No Hinderance, Free Passage to Navigation.

No tolls or fees charged for transit are followed.

Lordie, now we have the West changing from soldier into lawyer.

Bombs and missiles didn't work, eh? Well, you should have thought of that when you went in unprovoked. What was the legal basis for the war, my lawyer friend? What was the legal basis for destroying billions worth of Iranian property and killing thousands of their people? Where's the compensation?

Iran won. They control the strait. They'll handle shipping the way want. Stick the law books where the sun don't shine.

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I do believe that the brilliant potus has opened a great big can of worms because he has surrounded himself by incompentent spineless boot lickers and yes sir morons after firing most everyone in govt and military that had years and years of expertise and knowledge who could and would have told Trump NOT to start a war with Iran. Not to mention promising voters over and over and over that he would end the Ukraine war on day one as no more crazy middle east endless wars and bring prices down magically.

What is it about Trump voters that seems to make them just love to be lied to over and over and over?

Are the epstein files hidden somehwere in Iran and Trump is trying to find them so he can immediately release them as was also promised over and over?

i love watching you losers screech.

The regime in Iran is despicable, and is behind unrest in the Middle East and elsewhere, but it will never be removed by bombing. I fear it will be around for a long time.

4 hours ago, Yagoda said:

i love watching you losers screech.

Looks more like Trump doing all the screeching. He is boxed in and his two blubbering clowns are unable to conduct any direct dialogue with Tehran and instead have to conduct through indirect mediation. I am just having fun watching the trainwreck.

10 hours ago, bendejo said:

Trump told reporters Wednesday in Ankara, Turkey, that the United States has already effectively “got the nuclear material because it’s so far underground, nobody’s going to be able to get it except us because we have the equipment that can get it.”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4640386/trump-no-ground-invasion-iran/

It is well known advertised that DT doesn't drink alcohol, so can this perspective be attributed to drug abuse?

It's much more likely that a bizarre statement like this is coming from mental illness and a the declining state of stability and coherence, leading towards signifocant senility.

Donald Trump is a great danger to the entire world right now. He had no business joining Genocidal Israel in this ridiculous forever war.

Besides, he himself cannot negotiate his way out of a paper bag to save his own life, and he uses highly unskilled negotiators like Witkoff and Kushner who lay waste everything they touch.

5 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Looks more like Trump doing all the screeching. He is boxed in and his two blubbering clowns are unable to conduct any direct dialogue with Tehran and instead have to conduct through indirect mediation. I am just having fun watching the trainwreck.

I saw him today on Sky news, claiming once again that Iran was begging him for a deal LOL

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said the US military action was "absolutely necessary", accusing Iran of "basically violating the ceasefire".

Nato has nothing to do with this war. Stay out of it Mark.