Iran says US violated ceasefire and returns fire at American destroyers
發佈日期: 2026-05-08 21:40
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The Iran war's shaky ceasefire came under further strain on Friday.
The United Arab Emirates responded to a missile and drone attack hours after the U.S. said it thwarted attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and retaliated against Iranian military facilities. The violence jeopardised the fragile truce between Iran and the U.S. while the two sides considered a deal to end the fighting.
The temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran lasted for about a month.
Firefights broke out again this week in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran claims the U.S. military's attack on an Iranian oil tanker and another ship entering the Strait of Hormuz violated the ceasefire agreement.
The Iranian military responded with missiles and drones striking three U.S. destroyers east of the Strait. The U.S. ships were damaged and withdrew from the area.
A statement said the three U.S. destroyers were attacked without provocation, but U.S. President Donald Trump called the attacks a trifle, and says the ceasefire is still on.
(Reporter: Mr. President, after these strikes, is the ceasefire with Iran still on?)Trump said: "Yeah, it is. They trifled with us today. We blew them away. They trifled. I call that a trifle. I'll let you know when there's no cease... you won't have to know. If there's no ceasefire, you're not going to have to know. You're just going to look at one big glow coming out of Iran. And they better sign their agreement fast."
Trump said the talks between the U.S. and Iran are going well but sent mixed messages on its strategy to end the war.
The tenuous ceasefire and previous declarations that military operations were over have given way to new threats of bombing if Tehran does not accept a deal that allows resumption of oil and natural gas shipments disrupted by the conflict.
The deal also includes Iran not having a nuclear weapon.
Trump said: "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. It cannot have a nuclear bomb and it's not going to have."
