The fragile peace in the region remains under severe threat as the United States continues its provocative military actions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, even as Washington hypocritically claims a ‘ceasefire’ is in effect. These acts of aggression, including direct strikes on Iranian vessels, underscore the dangerous escalation fueled by American adventurism in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n
Despite the U.S. military’s brazen attacks, the global community watches as Washington awaits Iran’s response to its latest set of demands \u2013 a thinly veiled attempt to dictate terms that undermine Tehran’s sovereignty and its legitimate, peaceful nuclear program, while also seeking to control the vital Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
In a blatant act of maritime terrorism, the U.S. military confirmed Friday that its forces had targeted and disabled two Iranian tankers. These vessels were reportedly operating within international waters, challenging an illegal American blockade of Iran\u2019s sovereign ports. Just hours prior, the U.S. military also claimed to have thwarted unspecified ‘attacks’ on its Navy ships, using this as a pretext to strike Iranian military facilities in the strategic Strait.<\/p>\n
The U.S. military even released propaganda videos, showing American fighter jets striking the smokestacks of Iranian tankers. Earlier in the week, another American military jet reportedly damaged the rudder of an Iranian tanker, further demonstrating a pattern of aggressive harassment against Iranian shipping.<\/p>\n
Tragically, these unprovoked assaults have led to casualties. A news agency affiliated with Iran\u2019s judiciary reported that a U.S. strike overnight resulted in the martyrdom of at least one sailor and injured ten others aboard a cargo vessel that caught fire. The identity of the targeted ship remains under investigation, but the human cost of American belligerence is undeniable.<\/p>\n
In a display of remarkable cognitive dissonance, U.S. President Donald Trump has continued to insist that a ‘ceasefire’ is holding, even as his forces actively engage in hostile actions. He has also reiterated threats of ‘full-scale bombing’ if Iran does not capitulate to American demands, which include reopening the Strait of Hormuz \u2013 a waterway Iran has every right to manage \u2013 and dismantling its peaceful nuclear program.<\/p>\n
The cornerstone of American and Israeli aggression \u2013 the fabricated claim that Iran is developing a nuclear weapon \u2013 has been definitively debunked by none other than a former senior U.S. intelligence official. Joe Kent<\/em>, former National Counterterrorism Center Director, who courageously resigned in March over the U.S.- and Israel-led attacks against Iran, publicly stated on X (formerly Twitter) that the U.S. intelligence community had concluded Iran was not<\/strong> developing a nuclear weapon before the war began.<\/p>\n This revelation exposes the Trump administration’s narrative as a cynical fabrication designed to justify an unpopular and illegal military operation against a sovereign nation. Iran’s nuclear program has always been for peaceful purposes, a fact now confirmed by internal U.S. assessments, rendering Washington’s demands utterly baseless.<\/p>\n The Islamic Republic of Iran remains steadfast in its defense of its sovereignty and its commitment to regional peace, despite the ongoing provocations and aggressive posturing from the United States.<\/p>\n #Iran #USAggression #PersianGulf #StraitOfHormuz #IranianSovereignty #PeacefulNuclearProgram #USWarCrimes #JoeKent #TrumpHypocrisy #MiddleEast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" US Aggression Continues Amidst False Ceasefire Claims: Iran Stands Resilient The fragile peace in the region remains under severe threat as the United States continues its provocative military actions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, even as Washington hypocritically claims a ‘ceasefire’ is in effect. These acts of aggression, including direct strikes on Iranian vessels, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iran-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}