Iran accuses US of “reckless military adventure” as Strait of Hormuz clashes intensify

Iran accused the US of sabotaging diplomacy after American forces disabled two Iranian tankers in the Gulf of Oman, even as both sides claimed the ceasefire remained nominally in place.

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused Washington of choosing conflict over diplomacy on Friday, as US forces disabled two Iranian oil tankers attempting to breach a naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman.

US Central Command confirmed firing “precision munitions into their smokestacks, preventing the non-compliant ships from entering Iran,” with more than 70 tankers currently blocked from Iranian ports.

Araghchi fired back, warning that Iranians would “never bow to pressure,” while accusing the US of opting for a “reckless military adventure” each time peace talks advance.

Despite overnight exchanges in the Strait of Hormuz — through which some 20% of the world’s oil and gas flows — President Trump insisted the ceasefire remained intact, warning Tehran: “We’ll knock them out a lot harder, and a lot more violently, in the future, if they don’t get their Deal signed, FAST!”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, visiting Italy, said he awaited Iran’s response to a US peace proposal, adding: “I hope it’s a serious offer, I really do.”