Iran says Trump BREACHED ceasefire after president claimed victory as contemporary bombing rocks the Middle East and Strait of Hormuz is closed
Iran‘s Parliamentary Speaker is claiming that the US has breached the ceasefire agreement even as Donald Trump says the truce is in effect.
Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf released a statement on Wednesday afternoon accusing the US of violating three parts of its ceasefire agreement with Iran.
He claimed that Israeli attacks on Lebanon, the discovery of a drone in Iranian airspace and the US claim that Iran may not enrich uranium are all breaches of the 10-point proposal Ghalibaf says the President signed off on.
‘Now, the very “workable basis on which to negotiate” has been openly and clearly violated, even before the negotiations began,’ the Iranian speaker wrote.
‘In such situation, a bilateral ceasefire or negotiations is unreasonable.’
Earlier in the day, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said at a White House briefing that Trump never agreed to allowing Iran to continue its uranium enrichment programs.
‘The President’s red lines, namely, the end of Iranian enrichment in Iran have not changed, and the idea that President Trump would ever accept an Iranian wish list as a deal is completely absurd,’ she said.
Leavitt also claimed that the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway through which a fifth of the globe’s oil transits, has been opened despite Iranian reports that it is not.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that halting Israeli strikes against Lebanon was not part of the ceasefire agreement. Iranian officials have said it was
Though some ships went through the Strait of Hormuz early on Wednesday, other ships have turned around. Iran state media has announced the strait is currently closed
President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that Iran had agreed to a deal to re-open the strait, thought reports indicate that it is not fully open
‘We have seen an uptick of traffic in the strait today,’ Leavitt said, noting that there was a difference between what Iran said publicly versus privately.
Two tankers were allowed through the strait this morning as the two-week ceasefire commenced, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported, though it later said passage had been suspended ‘simultaneous with Israel’s attacks on Lebanon.’
The Iranian Speaker claimed that the US is in ‘non-compliance with the first clause of the 10-Point Proposal regarding the ceasefire in Lebanon.’
Videos emerging from Beirut show the Lebanese capital sustaining massive explosions after being targeted by Israeli forces.
‘Lebanon is not part of the cease fire,’ Leavitt said on Wednesday. ‘That has been related to all parties involved in the ceasefire.’
Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Wednesday that the Israelis have told US officials they will ‘check themselves’ in Lebanon.
‘That’s not because that is part of the ceasefire. I think that’s the Israelis trying to set us up for success, and we’ll, of course, see how that unfolds in the next few days,’ he said.
He also said that he’s seen signs that the strait is beginning to resume normal traffic.
Vance, along with Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law, are heading to Islamabad, Pakistan, for in-person negotiations on Saturday, the White House announced.
Vance told reporters on Wednesday that he has seen signs of the strait re-opening
Trump told ABC News on Wednesday morning that he is fine with Iran charging tolls for ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz safely.
‘We’re thinking of doing it as a joint venture. It’s a way of securing it — also securing it from lots of other people,’ he said.
‘It’s a beautiful thing,’ he added.
The average bill for a single tanker runs to $2 million – and only once payment clears will IRGC patrol boats escort the vessel through the ‘tollbooth.’
Some analysts believe the scheme could net Iran as much as $500 billion over five years.
