US Iran War Ceasefire News Live Updates: Iranian military officials stated that their current caution was “intended to give diplomacy a chance,” while Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, MB Ghalibaf, criticised the US pressure campaign.
US Iran War Ceasefire News Live Updates: According to US President Donald Trump, Tehran should “just give up” because Washington’s embargo of Iranian ports is working.
Iranian military officials stated that their current caution was “intended to give diplomacy a chance,” while Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, MB Ghalibaf, criticised the US pressure campaign.
Global oil prices have surpassed $120 per barrel due to the Strait of Hormuz impasse, with US fuel costs hitting a four-year high.
According to Al Jazeera, activists on an aid flotilla headed for Gaza claimed Israeli soldiers had started stopping ships.
A “short and powerful” strike against Iranian infrastructure has been planned by the US Central Command. Trump, meanwhile, favours maintaining economic pressure through the blockade and has not authorised military action.
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