US launches fresh strikes on Iran: Tehran had ‘chance to honor the ceasefire but elected not to’
The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they unfold.
Trump warns US may be ‘forced to militarily complete the job’ in Iran after new strikes
US President Donald Trump confirms that the US military struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites for violating a US-Iran ceasefire agreement.
“There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started,” Trump writes on Truth Social.
“If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist.”
US defense official tells media latest strikes on Iran are complete
Citing a US defense official, Fox News reports that the latest US strikes on Iranian targets are complete.
The US had said that it launched the strikes “in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping” after a Panama-flagged tanker was attacked by an Iranian drone early on Saturday.
In Iran, state broadcaster IRIB says that explosions were heard in Sirik in southern Iran, without providing further details.
House minority leader Jeffries congratulates anti-Israel primary winners who refused to endorse him
US Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the House minority leader, congratulates recent winners of New York Democratic party primaries, despite two of the candidates declining to support him as a potential House speaker.
Jeffries’ statement congratulates Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez, Brad Lander and Micah Lasher, who all won Democratic party primaries in New York City this week.
All are expected to win........
