US-Iran war live: US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that “the situation with Iran is going pretty well”, despite the attacks raising new concerns about a ceasefire breakdown.
US-Iran war live updates: The US military said it shot down four Iranian drones launched towards the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and then attacked some coastal surveillance radar sites in the Islamic republic in response, raising the risk of a shaky ceasefire as the Trump administration steps up pressure on Iran.
“The attacking drones pose an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic,” US Central Command said on social media.
The military is imposing a blockade on Iranian ports in response to Tehran’s stranglehold on a vital corridor for global oil and natural gas shipments, which has sent energy prices soaring and created political problems for President Donald Trump’s Republican Party ahead of the midterm congressional elections.
US Central Command said it attacked radar sites, including one on an island in the strait, “to defend against further attacks”.
It was the latest in a string of repeated attacks that have strained a tenuous ceasefire in the war and efforts to reach an agreement to extend it. Earlier this week, an Iranian drone caused massive damage to a passenger terminal at Kuwait’s main airport, killing one person, injuring dozens and briefly closing the airspace.
US-Iran peace agreement
Despite the attacks raising new concerns about a ceasefire breakdown, US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that “the situation with Iran is going quite well.”
“We’re going to be coming out of Iran very quickly, and it’s going to be very strong one way or the other, whether it’s a piece of paper or a very hard way,” Trump said at an event with farmers in Wisconsin. “The very hard way is probably the easy way out, but we’re going to come out ahead, and your fertilizer prices are going to be much lower than they were four months ago.”
Trump appears to be increasingly caught up in a conflict that has settled into a holding pattern. US and Iranian negotiators reached a temporary agreement a week ago to extend the ceasefire for 60 days and begin a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear programme. But Trump has called for unspecified changes, and Iranian officials have shown no public signs of approving the deal.
Asked Friday why it was taking so long, Trump told NBC’s “Meet the Press,” “It’s a very difficult thing for them,” citing their “great independence” and the fact that “they’re strong, they’re proud.”
Iran gets approval for FIFA World Cup to be held in America
Members of Iran’s World Cup soccer team have been granted visas to the United States, clearing them to enter the United States from their training base in Tijuana, Mexico, ahead of their first two games near Los Angeles this month, the Associated Press quoted U.S. officials as saying on Friday.
The team’s participation in the World Cup has been complicated by Iran’s wars with Israel and the United States. Iran previously had to move its training base from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, on Mexico’s border with California, due to visa processing problems.
A US official said that all players of the Iranian team have received visa approval and are in the process of getting them. A second official said visas have been issued for players, coaches, trainers and some support staff.
The second official could not say whether any Iranian applicants were rejected. A third official said that visas were issued to athletes and “essential support staff”, but suggested that some applicants associated with the team were rejected for requesting visas “under false pretenses”.
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“The attacking drones pose an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic,” US Central Command said on social media.
The military is imposing a blockade on Iranian ports in response to Tehran’s stranglehold on a vital corridor for global oil and natural gas shipments, which has sent energy prices soaring and created political problems for President Donald Trump’s Republican Party ahead of the midterm congressional elections.
US Central Command said it attacked radar sites, including one on an island in the strait, “to defend against further attacks”.
It was the latest in a string of repeated attacks that have strained a tenuous ceasefire in the war and efforts to reach an agreement to extend it. Earlier this week, an Iranian drone caused massive damage to a passenger terminal at Kuwait’s main airport, killing one person, injuring dozens and briefly closing the airspace.
US-Iran peace agreement
Despite the attacks raising new concerns about a ceasefire breakdown, US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that “the situation with Iran is going quite well.”
“We’re going to be coming out of Iran very quickly, and it’s going to be very strong one way or the other, whether it’s a piece of paper or a very hard way,” Trump said at an event with farmers in Wisconsin. “The very hard way is probably the easy way out, but we’re going to come out ahead, and your fertilizer prices are going to be much lower than they were four months ago.”
Trump appears to be increasingly caught up in a conflict that has settled into a holding pattern. US and Iranian negotiators reached a temporary agreement a week ago to extend the ceasefire for 60 days and begin a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear programme. But Trump has called for unspecified changes, and Iranian officials have shown no public signs of approving the deal.
Asked Friday why it was taking so long, Trump told NBC’s “Meet the Press,” “It’s a very difficult thing for them,” citing their “great independence” and the fact that “they’re strong, they’re proud.”
Iran gets approval for FIFA World Cup to be held in America
Members of Iran’s World Cup soccer team have been granted visas to the United States, clearing them to enter the United States from their training base in Tijuana, Mexico, ahead of their first two games near Los Angeles this month, the Associated Press quoted U.S. officials as saying on Friday.
The team’s participation in the World Cup has been complicated by Iran’s wars with Israel and the United States. Iran previously had to move its training base from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, on Mexico’s border with California, due to visa processing problems.
A US official said that all players of the Iranian team have received visa approval and are in the process of getting them. A second official said visas have been issued for players, coaches, trainers and some support staff.
The second official could not say whether any Iranian applicants were rejected. A third official said that visas were issued to athletes and “essential support staff”, but suggested that some applicants associated with the team were rejected for requesting visas “under false pretenses”.
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US-Iran war live: US says it intercepted Iranian drone, attacked radar sites in Qeshm Island and Goruk
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces shot down four Iranian unilateral attack drones launched towards the Strait of Hormuz. He said drones pose an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic.
It said US forces later struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites on Goruk and Qeshm Islands to prevent further attacks. CENTCOM said US forces remain alert and ready to respond to Iran’s unjustified aggression in self-defense.
“US forces subsequently attacked Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites on Goruk and Qeshm Islands to defend against further attacks,” he wrote on X.
