- Trump ended the ceasefire with Iran, ordering new strikes and reinstating sanctions, after being informed of Iranian attacks on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Outraged, Trump asked his top advisers whether Tehran was negotiating in good faith toward a final deal to end the war, sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. “In the end, after discussing it with his senior aides, the president decided they weren’t,” the outlet reported.
- The U.S. revoked a 60-day license waiving sanctions on Iranian oil and threatened to reimpose a naval blockade in the vital Strait of Hormuz.
- The escalation stemmed from an incident where Iranian forces warned and then launched missiles at commercial vessels, including a tanker, in the strait.
- U.S. officials blamed Iran for choosing violence, while Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, criticized Trump's actions as a "disaster."
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