Trump says US will guide ships out of Strait of Hormuz
President Trump told Congress this week that hostilities "have terminated."
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.
Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal.
Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of the blockade until Iran's proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded "one way or the other."
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US launches another wave of sanctions targeting Iran's shadow banking network
The Trump administration is taking additional action against nearly three dozen entities and individuals accused of operating Iran’s shadow banking networks.
The administration says these entities and individuals allow the Iranian regime to evade sanctions and pocket “tens of billions of dollars.”
"By dismantling these financial channels, we advance the Administration’s policy in the conflict with Iran and underscore our commitment to imposing maximum pressure on Iran,” State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement.
-ABC News’ Shannon Kingston
Israel will treat southern Lebanon 'just like Gaza,' Israeli defense minister says
Israel will continue to destroy terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon "just like in Gaza,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday.
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I have instructed the IDF to destroy every terror infrastructure in the security zone up to the yellow line, below and above ground, just like in Gaza,” Katz said.
"The IDF has now destroyed an underground terror infrastructure in Qantara, Lebanon, in a huge explosion, inside the new security zone," Katz said.
A ceasefire has in place since April 16 but strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon have continued. Hezbollah has also continued to target Israeli troop positions in southern Lebanon.
-ABC News’ Dorit Long
Iran openly threatening bigger response if attacked again, Iranian military spokesperson says
Iran signaled Tuesday that it is not standing down in its dealings with the United States amid the war.
Iran said it does not consider the war over. Despite the ceasefire, Iran said it is actively updating targets, continuing training, and producing and upgrading weapons. "Conditions remain those of wartime," Mohammad Akraminia, Iranian Army spokesman, said on Tuesday.
Akraminia said Iran's response to future attacks from the U.S. would be severe.
"We have many cards we have not yet played. We possess new arenas of war, new tools, and new methods of fighting based on the experiences of the two previous wars. We have many cards we have not yet played. We possess new arenas of war, new tools, and new methods of fighting based on the experiences of the two previous wars. We can certainly respond to the enemy more decisively and more crushingly," he said. "We can certainly respond to the enemy more decisively and more crushingly."
-ABC News' Desiree Adib
Trump says Iran 'informed' the US that it's in a 'state of collapse'
President Donald Trump wrote, without citing evidence, on social media on Tuesday that “Iran has just informed us that they are in a ‘State of Collapse.’”
Trump said Iran is asking for the U.S. to lift the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz “as soon as possible.”
Trump added that this alleged request from Iran comes as the nation tries “o figure out their leadership situation,” which he said he “believe[s] they will be able to do!”
Trump has repeatedly expressed mixed messages about Iran’s leadership, insisting that regime change has occurred, while also claiming that the U.S. does not know who Iran’s leaders are.
-ABC News’ Emily Chang