Trump on Truth Social: Iran has been playing games with the United States, and the rest of the World, for 47 years (DELAY, DELAY, DELAY.), and then finally hit “pay dirt” when Barack Hussein Obama became President. He was not only good to them, he was great, actually going to their side, jettisoning Israel, and all other Allies, and giving Iran a major and very powerful new lease on life. Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and 1.7 Billion Dollars in green cash, flown into Tehran, was handed to them on a silver platter. Every Bank in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland was emptied out — It was so much money that when it arrived, the Iranian Thugs had no idea what to do with it. They had never seen money like this, and never will again. It was taken off the plane in suitcases and satchels, and the Iranians couldn’t believe their luck. They finally found the greatest SUCKER of them all, in the form of a weak and stupid American President. He was a disaster as our “Leader,” but not as bad as Sleepy Joe Biden. For 47 years the Iranians have been “tapping” us along, keeping us waiting, killing our people with their roadside bombs, destroying protests, and recently wiping out 42,000, unarmed protestors, and laughing at our now GREAT AGAIN Country. They will be laughing no longer
Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Spokesperson Ebrahim Rezaei: The war is not over yet, and we have not witnessed a genuine ceasefire.
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official: Operation Freedom has achieved no success for Washington and its allies, and our armed forces control the Strait of Hormuz
Russia is using the Caspian Sea to quietly move military and commercial supplies to Iran, helping Tehran bypass U.S. pressure and sanctions. Source: NYT
Governor of Lengeh port in southern Iran: 6 wounded and 6 missing after US forces targeted Iranian ships on Thursday
4 day agoCENTCOM: U.S. forces disabled the Iranian-flagged tankers Sea Star III and Sevda on May 8 as they attempted to enter an Iranian port in violation of the U.S. blockade. A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS George H.W. Bush struck both vessels’ smokestacks with precision munitions, preventing them from reaching Iran
Fox News, citing a US official: Airstrikes today targeted empty oil tankers attempting to breach the blockade on Iran. The targeted vessels were supertankers trying to return to Iran.
4 day agoUAE Defense Ministry: Air defenses intercepted two ballistic missiles and three drones
Reports of a new attack on Bandar Abbas and Qeshm in southern Iran
Chinese Foreign Ministry: No reports of injuries, even among the crew of the Chinese tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
The UAE Ministry of Defense announces that its air defenses intercepted missile and drone attacks coming from Iranian territory.
U.S. destroyers have made two Strait of Hormuz transits this week, both times under fire—this time U.S. forces hit back striking targets in Iran yesterday, including Qeshm Island and Bandar Abbas
President Trump tells in a phone call the retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets are just a "love tap." "It's just a love tap." When I asked if it means the ceasefire is over. "No, no, the ceasefire is going. It's in effect
The American military confirms carrying out "self-defense" strikes in Iran in response to "unprovoked Iranian attacks" against US Navy missile destroyers that transited the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman. "Iranian forces launched multiple missiles, drones and small boats as USS Truxtun (DDG 103), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), and USS Mason (DDG 87) transited the international sea passage," US Central Command says in a statement. CENTCOM says it intercepted the "inbound threats," and "no US assets were struck." In response, CENTCOM says it targeted Iranian military facilities "responsible for attacking US forces." The targets included "missile and drone launch sites, command and control locations, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance nodes," according to CENTCOM. "CENTCOM does not seek escalation but remains positioned and ready to protect American forces," the statement adds.
US military: Our forces carried out defensive strikes against Iranian military installations
US destroyers USS Truxtun and USS Mason came under a sustained Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz; fast-attack boats, drones and missiles. American forces fought back. No casualties or damage reported - CBS News
5 day agoThe IRGC Navy in and statement said US naval forces came under attack by Iranian forces while attempting to approach an Iranian oil tanker near Jask, claiming that American warships suffered heavy damage in the confrontation
Governor of Minab, southern Iran: The naval base in the province was targeted by the US
A US official confirmed to Fox News: We attacked an Iranian base in Bandar Qarghan in the Minab province.
Iran's joint military command says the U.S. carried out air strikes in civilian areas with cooperation of some regional countries
5 day agoIn a statement, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said the US with several regional countries, attacked an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as well as the cities of Minab, Bandar Abbas, Khamir, Sirik and Qeshm. The statement said that Iranian responded immediately
US military just carried out strikes on Iran's Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas: Senior US official tells, but this is NOT a restarting of the war
The UAE announces the establishment of a national committee to document Iranian acts of aggression, international crimes, and the resulting damages.
The Iranian president: I recently met with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei for two and a half hours in an atmosphere of trust and dialogue.
Trump paused his plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after Saudi Arabia blocked the U.S. military from using its bases and airspace for the operation. The restriction cut off critical access needed for aircraft, refueling, and protection missions, forcing the White House to halt “Project Freedom” shortly after it began.
Trump on Iran: It will end "quickly".
The UAE condemns the Iranian Foreign Ministry's statement and affirms its categorical rejection of any claims or threats that infringe upon its sovereignty, national security, or independence of decision-making.
Trump to Fox News: Timeframe for an Iran deal is one week
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fired on an Iranian-flagged vessel attempting to breach the naval blockade, according to CENTCOM. The tanker is "no longer transiting to Iran" after the rudder was hit by 20mm rounds fired from the jet's gatling gun
Iran to run out of onshore and offshore oil storage in 40-45 days, will begin closing oil wells, some closures will be permanent, an Iranian Oil Ministry official tells NYT
