🎦 Footage circulated overnight from the reported Iranian attack on American destroyers and the subsequent U.S. retaliation. Opposition-linked Iranian sources claimed the footage showed the moments of the U.S. attack on Bandar Abbas.
⚠️ President Trump stated that the ceasefire with Iran remains in effect despite the latest exchange of fire. He described the confrontation as “a display of love” and said Iran “trifled with us today,” while the U.S. response “blew them away.”
❗️ Trump warned that if the ceasefire collapses, “you’re not gonna have to know… you’re just gonna have to look at one big glow coming out of Iran.” He said nuclear talks with Tehran are “going very well,” but warned that failure to sign an agreement would bring “a lot of pain.”
Trump also said Iran wants a nuclear agreement “a lot more” than the United States does. He added that Iran “doesn’t understand” anything else and suggested the strikes were intended as a direct warning tied to ongoing negotiations.
⚔️ Trump stated that three American destroyers successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz while under missile, drone, and small-boat attacks from Iran. He said the U.S. warships sustained no damage.
According to Trump, Iranian attacking forces, including numerous small boats, were “completely destroyed.” He said incoming missiles were intercepted and drones were destroyed in the air.
Trump added that the destroyers would rejoin the ongoing U.S. naval blockade in the region, which he described as a “Wall of Steel.” He also warned that if Tehran does not sign a nuclear deal quickly, future U.S. military action would be “a lot harder” and “more violent.”
⚔️ CENTCOM stated that U.S. forces intercepted “unprovoked Iranian attacks” and carried out self-defense strikes while U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman on May 7.
❗️ U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz claimed that Iran attacked a Chinese oil tanker off the coast of the UAE earlier this week.
⚠️ The U.S. Department of State stated that Iran-backed groups have targeted U.S. facilities in Iraq 600 times. Washington urged Iraq’s new government to sever ties with Iran-linked groups.
🛰️ A civilian and three soldiers were arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran before their enlistment. Investigators said they documented train stations, shopping centers, security cameras, and the Air Force Technical School on behalf of Iranian handlers.
Authorities said some of the suspects approached the Iranians on their own initiative to carry out security-related missions, while others were also involved in acts of property damage connected to the operation.
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