US wants Iran to pledge to stop Hormuz attacks – official

US President Donald Trump has once again threatened to bomb Iran and this time he has accused the country of threatening to assassinate him.

“1000 missiles have been locked and loaded and their target is the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of missiles to follow immediately,” he said in a post on his Truth social platform.

He said Iran has threatened to assassinate him “in many corners of the world.”

If that happens, Trump wrote: “Orders have already been given, and the US military is ready, willing and able, for a period of one year, subject to extension, to completely destroy and annihilate all areas of Iran – praise Allah!”

Iran has respected its commitments in the armistice with the United States, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote in a post on Twitter.

Araghchi said, “Unlike the so-called US Treasury Secretary, who is violating Paragraph 9 of the MOU, Iran has kept its word so far. This violation follows other violations and missteps by the United States. Reality check: There can only be mutual compliance.”

It has been accused of violating the ceasefire between America and Iran.

Washington is demanding that Tehran publicly vow to end attacks on ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, unnamed senior US officials told media outlets on Friday.

The officials, speaking to journalists on condition of anonymity, said they were making progress in talks with top Iranian leaders.

But he stressed that he wanted Iran to issue a statement saying its forces would stop attacking ships in the strait to help ensure progress in the talks.

An official was quoted as saying, “What we are demanding is that the Iranians issue a public statement acknowledging that all access to the Strait of Hormuz is open and that they are no longer firing on ships. They will either give us that statement or we will not have a good outcome for them.”

US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran and the United States last week after three Qatari and Saudi commercial tankers came under fire in the strait.

A senior US official told reporters on Friday that Iran said the attacks were from “a rogue part of their system”.

Welcome to DW’s coverage of the latest developments in the conflict between Iran and the United States.

Late Friday, news outlets quoted unnamed US officials as saying that Washington had urged Iran to publicly pledge to stop attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.

Meanwhile, Iran refuted earlier statements by US President Donald Trump, who claimed that Tehran had requested peace talks with Washington.

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