- Trump ended the ceasefire with Iran , ordering new strikes and reinstating sanctions, after being informed of Iranian attacks on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Outraged, Trump asked his top advisers whether Tehran was negotiating in good faith toward a final deal to end the war, sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal . “In the end, after discussing it with his senior aides, the president decided they weren’t,” the outlet reported.
- The U.S. revoked a 60-day license waiving sanctions on Iranian oil and threatened to reimpose a naval blockade in the vital Strait of Hormuz.
- The escalation stemmed from an incident where Iranian forces warned and then launched missiles at commercial vessels, including a tanker, in the strait.
- U.S. officials blamed Iran for choosing violence, while Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, criticized Trump's actions as a "disaster."
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