Iran live updates: US disables tanker in Gulf of Oman, 3 crewmembers missing

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal.

Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of a U.S. blockade until negotiations are concluded "one way or the other."

Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened force against Iran if it strikes Israel again, saying the war is "far from over."

"We must not think that the work is done, the campaign against Iran is far from over. If Iran attacks Israel, it will suffer a severe blow, as we did a few days ago. The IDF is prepared to attack Iran with great force," Katz said speaking in Jerusalem on Wednesday.

"We continue to attack Hezbollah terrorists everywhere for the sake of the security of the northern communities and the State of Israel, and we categorically reject Iran's threats and its attempt to link the arenas," he said.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the country will "stand firm" amid threats from the U.S. of more attacks against the country, denouncing threats against Iranian infrastructure.

"Threats to target them – from transportation networks to the electricity and water industries – are not a show of strength but a sign of desperation in the face of a nation’s will,” he said.

Pezeshkian’s post comes after President Donald Trump said his administration would be “attacking [Iran] very hard."

Iran "will stand firm against any pressure or threat," Pezeshkian said.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. assisted vessels in traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, saying the effort resulted in over 100 million barrels of oil traveling through the passage and into the open market.

The U.S. worked to execute a "secret mission to support Oil Tankers and other Commercial Ships through the Strait of Hormuz" resulting in more than 200 ships "safely" traveling through the Strait, Trump said in a post on social media Wednesday.

"This wildly successful effort is because the UNITED STATES of AMERICA CONTROLS the Strait of Hormuz — NOT Iran. Their military is defeated, and their economy is lost. It’s over for Iran," Trump wrote.

Earlier, Trump alluded to apparent U.S. operations to stimulate shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, with Trump claiming that the U.S. took 22 ships, amounting to millions of barrels of oil, through the strait the other day.

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