Peace Deal, Guess Not.
The U.S. had accused Iran of violating the ceasefire agreement as it launched those strikes, saying its actions were a response to Iranian drone attacks on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. strikes on Friday hit Iran’s missile and drone storage locations as well as coastal radar sites, U.S. Central Command said in an X post.
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused the U.S. of violating international law as well as the ceasefire agreement, according to state media.
A statement Saturday said Iran had responded by hitting “targets linked to the American aggressor forces” in the region, criticizing Gulf states whose territory has been used “to carry out hostile actions against the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
By Marlene Lenthang, Courtney Kube, Phil Helsel and Freddie Clayton
The Strait of Hormuz could be used as a metaphor for getting America by the gonads. A vice-like grip on that vital waterway has thrown American domestic policy into turmoil, with inflation driving politicians from coast to coast to reassess their allegiances. The spiral effect is difficult to overestimate, because rising prices are striking everyone in the nation in tangible, concrete ways, and angry voters will make their voices heard at the ballot box in November.
