U.S. Presses Iran for Public Halt to Strait Attacks After Ceasefire Collapse
President Donald Trump declared the cease-fire with Iran over after reciprocal strikes in the Gulf, and the United States launched a second wave of air strikes against Iranian targets following Iran’s attacks on merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump later said he was unsure whether the two countries were moving toward a full-scale war, noting that Iran had reportedly expressed a strong desire to negotiate a cease-fire after the U. S. strikes. Despite the escalations, U. S. officials announced they would keep technical talks with Iran while seeking a broader resolution. They later said they expected Tehran to announce that all channels in the Strait of Hormuz were open and to stop firing on vessels. Iranian officials privately told U.
S. advisers that the ship attacks were a mistake and that negotiations would resume in Oman. U. S. officials then urged Iran to make a public pledge to end attacks on vessels, while Iranian representatives claimed the cease-fire had been honored. Finally, U. S. officials pressed Iran to publicly commit to halting Strait attacks and to hand over enriched uranium, citing satellite images that showed renewed activity at Iranian nuclear sites.
