Ceasefire on brink as Iran and Donald Trump trade insults as Tehran attacks three US Navy vessels

Iran launched missiles, drones, and small boats at three American destroyers — the USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta, and USS Mason — yet President Trump still declared the ceasefire intact.

The U.S. Navy intercepted the assault, struck Iranian launch sites, command centers, and reconnaissance posts in response, and separately disabled two Iranian oil tankers, the Sea Star III and the Sevda, for violating a blockade in the Gulf of Oman. Iranian media reported additional strikes on Qeshm Island and Bandar Abbas, with air defenses activated over Tehran.

Tehran, which initiated the attacks, promptly accused the U.S. of "provocative actions" and framed its own operation as "precise." Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X that "every time a diplomatic solution is on the table the US opts for a reckless military adventure."

Trump brushed it off. "They trifled with us and we blew them away," he said. "I'll let you know when there's no ceasefire. You won't have to know there's no ceasefire, you'll just have to look at the one big glow coming out of Iran. And they had better sign their deal fast."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, meanwhile, claimed Iranian peace proposals were imminent as negotiations for a lasting ceasefire dragged on. The contrast could not be sharper: one side fires on U.S. warships while the other insists diplomacy is inches from success.

The episode reveals the hollowness of the current truce. When attacks on American vessels are met with presidential declarations that peace remains unbroken, the term "ceasefire" has been stretched beyond recognition. What happens when the next provocation arrives is the only question left.

Original reporting: Dailymail.com.