Iran breaches ceasefire but stays below major combat threshold
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Updated · HuffPost · May 4
Iran breaches ceasefire but stays below major combat threshold
11 articles · Updated · HuffPost · May 4
Gen Dan Caine said Iran fired at commercial vessels nine times, seized two container ships and attacked US forces more than 10 times.
He said indiscriminate attacks in the Arabian Gulf have trapped 22,500 mariners on 1,550 vessels, while the threshold for renewed major combat is a political decision.
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the ceasefire still holds and described the US mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as temporary before allies take over.
If the vital Strait of Hormuz is safe as claimed, why have the world's largest shipping companies halted their operations there?
How did Pakistan, an unexpected diplomatic player, emerge as the key mediator capable of brokering a U.S.-Iran ceasefire?
Is Iran's control of the Hormuz Strait 'international extortion' or a legal right to defend its territorial waters during wartime?