The US and Iran are trading blows again like that cease-fire never happened
Remember that historic, fragile cease-fire between Washington and Tehran? Yeah, neither do they. We're back to midnight airstrikes and passive-aggressive social media posts about who actually owns the ocean.
So here’s the deal: that shaky 25-day-old peace agreement is officially dead. Iran tried to claim they shut down the Strait of Hormuz—which happens to be the world’s most critical maritime highway for oil.
The U.S. Central Command immediately swiped left on that claim. They basically posted a status update saying "the strait is open, traffic is flowing, and you do not run this place," then backed it up with two straight nights of heavy airstrikes.
Now everyone in the region is in full panic mode as missiles fly and neighboring countries get caught in the crossfire. Even the UN chief António Guterres is begging both sides to stop, warning of catastrophic consequences. But when has a polite request ever stopped a drone swarm?
A 25-day cease-fire might actually be a new speedrun record for Middle Eastern diplomacy.
Source: CENTCOM
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