U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for carrying out a drone strike on a cargo ship within the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a “silly violation” of the ceasefire agreement with the U.S.
One drone damaged the upper deck of the ship however the ship was in a position to proceed, Trump said. The U.S. shot down three other drones aimed toward the ship, he said.
His post on social media didn’t discover the ship or the time of the strike, but on Thursday the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman.
The event comes during a fragile time for the U.S. and Iran as they work to barter a everlasting end to the war. Iran has increasingly challenged the region and the U.S. over its control of the Strait of Hormuz, even with the present interim deal it reached with the U.S. last week.
A missile warning within the United Arab Emirates brought on by a technical glitch earlier Friday underscored the continuing tensions within the region, following the attack on the cargo vessel and Israeli strikes in Lebanon over the past few days.
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The cell phone alert startled many across the city-state of Dubai, the primary such alert because the interim ceasefire.
The transient text alert that was sent from the UAE’s Interior Ministry on Friday afternoon was also the primary of its kind in Dubai throughout the Iran war. Nonetheless, alerts have gone off within the region warning of incoming Iranian missiles and drones following the beginning of the war on Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Iran launched their strikes on Iran.
A short while after the alert, the Emiratis said there was a telephone call between Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. It quoted Sheikh Abdullah as telling Araghchi that the UAE “emphasized the importance of full commitment” to the interim deal between Iran and the U.S.
“Serious diplomacy and responsible dialogue are the optimal path for addressing all regional and international crises,” it said.
The U.S. and Iran are still negotiating terms of the interim peace deal, including issues akin to getting ships through the important thing strait and addressing the longer term of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Under the interim deal, the 2 sides have 60 days to work out the main points.
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