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There is no #ceasefire, stop pretending there is.

#Iran warns #US the fight over #StraitOfHormuz hasn’t ‘begun yet’

#Trump warned Iranian forces would be “blown off the face of the Earth” if they targeted US ships.

Trump made similar threats before—including posting that “a whole civilization will die”—but this time, they were accompanied by military action. Trump posted Monday afternoon that the military “shot down” 7 Iranian boats in the strait.

#IranWar #WarMonger
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/05/world/live-news/iran-war-news

US affirms ceasefire with Iran is still in effect despite rising tensions in Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump did not say what would constitute a violation of the ceasefire between the US and Iran, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also saying “the ceasefire is not over.” Follow for live news updates.

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#Defense Secy Pete #Hegseth & #JointChiefs of Staff Chair Gen #DanCaine have begun a briefing at the #Pentagon, to discuss the #US #war with #Iran.

Yesterday, #Trump declined to say if the “ceasefire” between the US & Iran remains in place, after both sides fired shots in the #StraitOfHormuz.

Iran has attacked US forces >10 times since the ceasefire went into effect, but that is “below the threshold” for the US to restart combat ops, Gen Dan Caine said Tues.

#IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers

“Since the ceasefire was announced, #Iran has fired at commercial vessels 9 times & seized 2 container ships, & they’ve attacked #US forces more than 10 times, all below the threshold of restarting major combat operations at this point,” Caine added.

“The threshold of restarting is a political decision above my pay grade. What I’ll say is it’s low harassing fire right now. It feels like Iran is grasping at straws,” Caine claimed.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity

Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of #US #CENTCOM, told reporters on Monday that the #US “blew up” 6 Iranian small boats in the Strait.

Cooper said he would not “go into details of whether the ceasefire is over or not,” & that the US was responding “specifically with the president’s direction.”

#Hegseth insisted Tuesday that the “ceasefire is not over” even though both sides have exchanged fire in the #StraitOfHormuz.

#IranWar #WarMonger #Trump #Iran #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity

#Hegseth says #US guiding of ships in #StraitOfHormuz is "temporary" & "defensive"

“No, the ceasefire is not over. Ultimately, this is a separate & distinct project, & we expected there would be some, some churn at the beginning, which happened,” he claimed during the press briefing at the #Pentagon Tuesday.

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“To be clear, this operation is separate & distinct from Operation Epic Fury,” #Hegseth said. “Project Freedom is defensive in nature, focused in scope & temporary in duration, with one mission: Protecting innocent commercial shipping from Iranian aggression.”

Hegseth claimed 2 #US commercial vessels moved through the strait & 6 other ships that attempted to violate the blockade of Iranian ports “were all turned around.”

#IranWar #Trump #Iran #war #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity

#Hegseth falsely maintains #Trump does not need congressional approval with BS “ceasefire” in place

Hegseth said given the admin’s determination that the ceasefire between the #US & #Iran remains in place, Trump does not need to seek approval from #Congress for the #war to continue.

“Our view is…that ultimately, with the ceasefire, the clock stops. If it were to restart, that would be the president’s decision,” Hegseth said during the #Pentagon presser.

#idiocracy #IranWar #law #WarPowers

Under the #WarPowers Act of 1973, the president has 60 days to conduct #military action in response to an imminent threat or an attack on the #US if #Congress has not voted to authorize a #war. Without explicit congressional authorization, the #law says that once that deadline is reached, the president “shall terminate any use of the United States Armed Forces.”

Friday, May 1, was the 60-day mark based on #Trump notifying Congress of the beginning of hostilities on March 2.

#idiocracy #IranWar

Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE 1d ago

@Nonilex Wot about the war against South American fishermen, does that also have a 60 day limit?

RalfMaximus 1d ago

Just throw it on the pile of his other war crimes to be prosecuted.. sometime.

Toot Uncommon Ω 1d ago

@ralfmaximus @Nonilex Just like after his first term of open criming

Dadbod AntiFa 1d ago

@Nonilex What about Cuba? Embargo is an Act of War.

Perrin42 1d ago

So now his illegal war is... illegal-er?

HarriettMB 1d ago

@Nonilex So not protecting all innocent commercial vessels wanting to transit through the Strait then? Just ones coming to the USA….

@HarriettMB of course. And this "separate project" would not even be necessary at all, if they hadn't attacked Iran. These guys are really riding hard on my nerves. @Nonilex

FurballsNHairballs 1d ago

@Nonilex They have no fkn idea of what they are doing. We are sooooooooooooooo fked

HarriettMB 1d ago

@Nonilex How much swaggering and threatening can the US do before they must go to Congress for permission? They are already way out of time, but if they start active bombing, more piracy etc, it becomes a much bigger more urgent issue.