RT The Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter)BREAKING: Iran's top joint military command says Iran will respond "decisively and immediately," after the US breached the ceasefire by attacking Iranian oil tankers near Jask and opposite Fujairah, while launching air assaults on civilian areas in Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island in cooperation with some regional countries. ...

US STRIKES IRAN'S QESHM PORT AND BANDAR ABBASThe US military hit targets at Iran's Qeshm Port and the southern coastal city of Bandar Abbas on Thursday, according to a senior US official speaking to Fox News.The official said the strikes do not mark a restart of the war or an end to the April 7 ceasefire. Both locations sit along the Strait of Hormuz, near Iran's main naval bases.Iranian state media reported air defense activity in Tehran and a series of blasts across southern Hormozgan province, including ...

Let's go to the region with MSNOW contribut Inzam Amrashid in Dubai, plus our military analyst General Barry McCaffrey and former Arab-Israeli negotiator Aaron David Miller of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Inzam Amrashid has been another 24 hours of mixed messages from the U .S. , Iran, and Pakistan regarding negotiations.Where do things stand right now. Yeah, there's a lot of noise. There's a lot of rhetoric.But behind the scenes, there is a lot of diplomacy as well. And I think that's a ...

The Israeli army carried out an attack in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Wednesday, the first in the vicinity of the Lebanese capital since a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect last month https://t.co/oaF9KUgram ...

Tonight, NBC News learning two US flag ships that passed through the Straight of Hormuz had US military security teams on board two US officials say part of President Trump's new project freedom meant to protect commercial vessels from Iranian attack. Iran still targeted both ships with missiles, drones, and armed small boats, but the US military intercepted the attacks and blew up the boats. I call it a skirmish because Iran has no chance.>> Despite Iran's attacks, President Trump says the fragile four-wee ...

OF HORMUZ REMAINS AT A NEAR STANDSTILL, WITH ONLY ONE VESSEL MAKING IT THROUGH THE CHANNEL TODAY, ACCORDING TO ANALYSTS. AND WITH SO MUCH OF THE WORLD'S OIL SUPPLY, FROZEN GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO CLIMB, REACHING A NEW HIGH DURING THE WAR. AVERAGE PRICES NOW HITTING $4.48% A GALLON, UP 50%.MEANWHILE, IN THE MIDDLE EAST, FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE DAY, THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SAYS IT CAME UNDER ATTACK BY MISSILES AND DRONES FROM IRAN. TEHRAN DENIES IT CARRIED OUT THE ATTACK. BUT YESTERDAY, IRAN'S FOREIGN MINI ...

Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Monica Alba in Washington where the Trump administration is downplaying concerns that the ceasefire between the US and Iran is unraveling. Despite Iran's renewed aggression in the Strait of Hormuz, armed clashes with US forces and strikes in the region as gas prices continue to rise and the price of oil remains above $100 a barrel.Secretary of State Marco Rubio is wrapping up a briefing at the White House with reporters where he was pressed about the status of the war in I ...

The big question we have at the White House right now is just what the status is of the US Iran ceasefire and how long it can hold. Iran has really ramped up its attacks this week against US forces and its allies in the Gulf region, but the Pentagon says at least for now, the ceasefire is still intact. So, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs told reporters on Tuesday morning that since the ceasefire first took effect on April 8th, Iran has fired at commercial vessels nine times, attacked US forces more than 10 ...

Joining us now, retired U .S. Army Lieutenant General Mark Hertlin former commanding general of U .S. Army Europe and MSNOW military analyst.It's always good to see you, General. Look, missiles, drones, naval fighting. None of this amounts to a violation of the ceasefire, according to the administration.And, of course, it's an important question because Democrats argue Trump has But, truthfully, in watching the last couple of days, these are more than just random. These are obvious attacks by the Iranian go ...

[CC may contain inaccuracies] Joumanna, how big of a setback is this for the four week old cease fire between the US and Iran. Well, it's certainly a test of the cease fire. And I will say that overnight it was interesting to note that President Trump was not drawn in to actually saying that this was - constituted a violation of the cease fire.So, again, perhaps preserving some options, keeping their cards close to their chest. And the world is waiting to see how the US is going to respond to this because t ...