After US strikes on Iran, JD Vance says ‘violence will be met with violence’
After US strikes on Iranian targets on Friday, in response to an Iranian drone attack on a cargo ship using a route through the strait of Hormuz Iran did not approve, the US vice-president wrote on social media:
“Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone. But violence will be met with violence.”
As we reported earlier, a senior Iranian diplomat argued in a post earlier in the day that Iran’s reading of the memorandum of understanding signed by the US and Iran requires ships passing through the strait, even on routes closer to Oman than Iran, to coordinate with Iranian coastal authorities.
This concludes our live coverage of the second Trump administration for the day. Here are the latest developments:
