The U.S. military struck Iranian missile, drone and radar sites after a drone hit the Singapore-flagged Ever Lovely in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump called the attack a “foolish violation” of a newly signed ceasefire agreement.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is visiting Pakistan after U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland produced a 60-day roadmap toward a possible war-ending deal. Disputes have already emerged over nuclear inspections and Israel’s freedom to act in Lebanon.
US and Iranian delegations are meeting in Switzerland after signing an initial agreement to end the war. The talks are already strained by continued fighting in Lebanon, disputes over the Strait of Hormuz and unresolved negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme.
US and Iranian officials said a ceasefire deal may be close, but conflicting accounts over sanctions, nuclear terms and the Strait of Hormuz left the outcome uncertain. Pakistan’s prime minister claimed a final text had been agreed, a statement neither Washington nor Tehran confirmed.
Trump rejected Iranian media reports describing alleged terms of a possible ceasefire agreement, calling them fake and unrelated to what had been agreed. Iranian and U.S. accounts differed sharply over sanctions relief, frozen assets, the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear program.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended recent U.S. military strikes on Iranian infrastructure as necessary escalations to de-escalate tensions, while also explaining the easing of sanctions to release Iranian oil onto global markets as a strategic move against Iran. Iran warned of retaliatory attacks on U.S. and allied infrastructure if its fuel and energy facilities were targeted, though the U.S. has so far avoided directly hitting Iran’s oil infrastructure. Meanwhile, growing political opposition in Congress criticized the administration for lack of authorization, transparency, and a clear strategy, calling for an end to the conflict.
This article reports on two separate incidents in Iran: an attack on an industrial complex belonging to the defense ministry in Isfahan, and a fire at an oil refinery near Tabriz. The attack caused some damage to the facility, but no casualties were reported. The Iranian government is currently investigating the incidents and has not released any further information.