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What did Trump say in his latest Truth Social post?
US President Donald Trump commented earlier on his Truth Social platform about clashes on Thursday between US and Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
Here’s a summary:
- Trump said three US destroyers successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz while “under fire” from Iran and without sustaining damage.
- He claimed US forces destroyed the “Iranian attackers”, which included fast boats, missiles and drones that were targeting the US destroyers.
- Trump accused Iran’s leadership of being “lunatics” and warned Tehran would face more severe military action if it did not quickly agree to a deal.
- The US destroyers would rejoin a US naval blockade of Iran’s ports that he described as a “Wall of Steel”.
- He also said that he wants a peace deal with Iran “fast”: “We’ll knock them out a lot harder, and a lot more violently, in the future, if they don’t get their Deal signed, FAST!
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US Central Command ‘insists’ clashes with Iranian forces ‘a self-defence measure’
Central Command out of Tampa, Florida, has issued a statement, and in it, they insist that this was a self-defence measure.
This statement is very consistent with what we’ve heard all week, as there has been escalation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week said that the United States will be acting in self-defence, and the US president essentially said the same thing in a Truth Social post in just the last couple of hours.
Like CENTCOM, he said the US has been very successful in the strait. They blame Iran for having to defend US interests, and what’s most interesting is there’s a real difference of opinion whether or not there is damage to US vessels.
Iran insists there was. The United States claims that is not the case.
- 34m ago(00:45 GMT)
US oil prices climb to $97 per barrel amid naval clash between US and Iran
US oil prices surged by as much as 3 percent early on Friday following a new outbreak of conflict between Washington and Tehran, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) later holding a gain of 2.58 percent ($2.45) to trade at $97.26 per barrel at 22:33 GMT.
The spike followed reports on Thursday of the US military clashing with Iranian forces, though Iranian officials accused the US of breaching the ceasefire by first attacking two Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and then bombing civilian areas on Iran’s coast.
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Blasts rock Tehran after a period of relative calm
After a period of relative calm during tonight’s fragile ceasefire, we witnessed signs of escalation in Tehran, the Iranian capital.
We hear sounds related to the activation of the air defence system, and also the state news agency IRNA reported two blasts taking place in the Iranian capital.
In the southern areas of the country, we know that in the city of Minab, the governor came out to confirm attacks on a maritime base.
In the city of Bandar Abbas, as well, several explosions were reported. Meanwhile, they’ve got the joint military headquarters coming out to confirm the attacks on Bandar Khamir and Sirik.
Also, they said that US attacks have targeted two Iranian ships, one oil tanker and another vessel, which is sort of escalating the tensions in this already intricate situation.
The IRGC naval forces also said that three US destroyers were targeted in response to recent strikes.
Iranian sources say that, at this time, the situation appears normal.
But how far this level of normalcy is going to remain out there is something that we have to watch.
- 1h ago(00:15 GMT)ANALYSIS
The US denial of a ceasefire violation is ‘very difficult’ for Iran to accept
Iranians will perceive the latest attacks by the US as an effort to create in the Gulf “what Israel has created in Gaza, in the West Bank and in Lebanon, in which a ceasefire is essentially unilateral”, Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, tells Al Jazeera.
Parsi said this would mean Iran is not able to do anything, “but if the US decides to shoot, then that is not, in and of itself, a violation of the ceasefire”.
“This situation may be more complex; there’s conflicting stories as to whether the Iranians started shooting first or not,” Parsi said.
“But the idea that something like this could be done, and saying that … it is not a violation of a ceasefire, is very difficult for the Iranians to accept, and it would be the same thing if the Iranians had done it and said that to the American side,” he said.
“Whether there is a chance to go back to a ceasefire and make sure that this doesn’t escalate any further is a different story … both of them probably have an interest in making sure that this does not get out of control,” he concluded.
- 1h ago(00:07 GMT)
WATCH: Videos show interceptions over the skies of Tehran
Interceptions by Iran’s air defences lit up the night sky over western Tehran on Thursday night amid reports of clashes between Iranian and US forces in the Strait of Hormuz and strikes on Iran’s coastal areas.
Watch below:
- 1h ago(00:03 GMT)
A recap of recent developments
- US President Donald Trump indicated that the ceasefire remains in effect with Iran despite clashes, framing the attacks by US forces as a defensive success and warning Iran that future violence can be avoided if they quickly sign a peace deal.
- The US military reported striking Iranian military infrastructure, including missile and command centres, in response to attacks on US forces, while Iranian military officials alleged the US instead targeted two Iranian vessels.
- Ongoing Israeli aerial bombardments in southern Lebanon on Thursday have resulted in the deaths of at least 12 people, among them a paramedic in an ambulance and two children, while leaving dozens injured.
- Conflict in the occupied West Bank intensified yesterday following reports of Israeli forces deploying tear gas against a school east of Ramallah, shooting and injuring an 18-year-old youth near Jerusalem, and destroying numerous olive trees in the vicinity of Jenin.
Emergency personnel work at the site of an Israeli strike on a building in Habboush, Lebanon, on May 7, 2026 [Reuters]
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Iran war live: Trump says ceasefire still ‘in effect’ as Iran, US clash
Iran accused the US of violating the ceasefire by targeting Iranian vessels and carrying out strikes on coastal areas.
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- Iran’s military said United States forces targeted an Iranian oil tanker in coastal waters and a second vessel near the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah port, while US air strikes hit civilian areas in Bandar Khamir, Sirik and Qeshm Island in southern Iran. Iranian air defences were also active over western Tehran.
- The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said its naval forces came under Iranian missile, drone and fast boat attack in the Strait of Hormuz and responded by eliminating “inbound threats and targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking US forces”.
- US President Donald Trump described the attacks on Iranian targets as a “love tap”, telling US broadcast media that “the ceasefire is going. It’s in effect”. He later told reporters: “They trifled with us. We blew them away,” while also adding that talks to end the war are “going very well”.
- Palestinians who were detained in Israeli prisons have revealed they suffered dehumanising treatment, including torture and sexual violence, at the hands of Israeli guards and soldiers.
- Israel continues to attack southern Lebanon, killing at least 11 people, including children, in three towns: Doueir, Harouf, and Habboush in the Nabatieh district, according to reports.
- Visit our live tracker for the latest casualty figures from across the region.
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