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The ceasefire between the US and Iran is still in effect despite Iranian attacks on American forces.
"The ceasefire is not over," War Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
America's ceasefire with Iran still stands despite ten attacks on American forces in the region: Said Hegseth, "This is a separate and distinct project, and we expected there would be some churn at the beginning... Ultimately, the president is going to make a decision whether anything were to escalate into a violation of a ceasefire."
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine reaffirmed that the U.S. ceasefire with Iran has not ended.
“Since the ceasefire was announced, Iran has fired at commercial vessels nine times and seized two container ships, and they’ve attacked U.S. forces more than ten times – all below the threshold of restarting major combat operations at this point,” Caine said.
Fox News had reported that the US is close to resuming major combat operations against Iran.
Hegseth had that six ships attempted to bypass the U.S. military's blockade of Iranian ports during the operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but they were all turned around.
"In fact, six ships tried to run the blockade out of Iranian ports as Project Freedom commenced, and they were all turned around," Hegseth told reporters at the Pentagon on Tuesday.