Trump says Iran truce is ‘over’ as US hits 170 targets over two nights – Middle East crisis live
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Key context: <p>Interim truce looks increasingly precarious as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes on US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar</p><p><strong>Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf</strong>, Iran’s top negotiator, has accused the US of violating the truce that has kept most of the fighting at bay for the past three weeks.</p><p>In a post on X, he said:</p><p>America still hasn’t learned that <strong>bullying and breaking promises</strong> are no longer cost-free. Let me put it plainly: <strong>if you strike, you’ll get hit.</strong></p><p>Don’t flail around pointlessly, or you’ll sink even deeper: the strait of Hormuz will only open with “Iranian arrangements,” not American threats.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/09/iran-us-middle-east-strikes-centcom-bahrain-kuwait-qatar-strait-of-hormuz-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Interim truce looks increasingly precarious as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes on US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and QatarMohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s top negotiator, has accused the US of violating the truce that has kept most of the fighting at bay for the past three weeks.In a post on X, he said:America still hasn’t learned that bullying and breaking promises are no longer cost-free. Let me put it plainly: if you strike, you’ll get hit.Don’t flail around pointlessly, or you’ll sink even deeper: the strait of Hormuz will only open with “Iranian arrangements,” not American threats.” Continue reading...
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