US President Donald Trump could resume the war in Iran with fresh strikes in days, according to reports. Journalist Barak Ravid reported that a senior US administration official informed Iran in advance on Sunday about the plannedoperation to reopen the Strait of Hormuzand warned Tehran not to interfere.
This was followed on Tuesday by a message from Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who maintained that the ceasefire was still in effect. However, Mr Ravid reports that "some senior American and Israeli officials" believe thatMr Trump could order the war to resume"later this week if the diplomatic stalemate continues".
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Mr Caine said the US military is prepared to quickly resume the war if the president orders it.
The US also warned Iran on Tuesday that it's"locked and loaded" to defend Mr Trump’s "Project Freedom"in the Strait of Hormuz.
Speaking at the Pentagon briefing room, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran will face "overwhelming American firepower" if they attack American troops.
He said: "To what remains of Iran’s forces, if you attack American troops or innocent commercial shipping, you will face overwhelming American firepower.
"The president has been very clear about this. We prefer this to be a peaceful mission, but we are locked and loaded to defend our people, our ships, our aircraft and this mission without hesitation."
Mr Hegseth added that the US has establisheda "powerful red, white and blue dome" above the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
