Trump: Iran Strikes Continue Until I Say Enough
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- Trump said US attacks on Iran will continue until he personally decides to stop them, adding he will "save the energy targets for last"
- The United States renewed its blockade of Iranian ports after another day of escalating exchanges appeared to doom the interim peace deal
- Trump reversed his decision on a proposed 20-percent tariff following widespread economic concerns
- Iran targeted a US naval support base in Bahrain's capital and Sheikh Isa Air Base off the southern coast, according to Iranian state media
- US Central Command accused Iran of targeting regional civilians following attacks on seven commercial ships
- Kazem Gharibabadi, an Iranian official, declared the MoU between Iran and the US no longer valid
- Kuwait's Defence Ministry reported that Iranian attacks struck a Kuwaiti Naval Force vessel, wounding four personnel, while Iran's IRGC claimed it destroyed US weapons in Kuwait and Bahrain
Why it matters: The US-Iran interim peace deal has collapsed with Trump's open-ended military commitment and Iran's formal voiding of the MoU, setting up an indefinite escalation. Gulf states are now directly in the firing line — Kuwait reported four wounded, and Bahrain's capital came under Iranian fire. Trump's separate rollback of a proposed 20% tariff signals domestic economic pressure is already constraining his escalation runway.
