Iran and the United States accuse each other of violating the ceasefire and are intensifying airstrikes.
Iran and the United States accuse each other of violating the ceasefire and are intensifying airstrikes.

Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated sharply despite an interim agreement reached less than two weeks ago to end four months of war. Overnight from Saturday to Sunday, the two countries resumed their military operations, each accusing the other of violating the ceasefire.

According to Iranian authorities, missiles and drones were launched against US military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait. Tehran presents these strikes as a response to US operations carried out a few hours earlier against its territory.

A U.S. official told Reuters that the attacks were still being assessed but no U.S. casualties had been reported immediately.

A few hours earlier, the American president Donald Trump He had warned that the United States could "finish the job militarily" if hostilities continued. On social media, he asserted that if Washington were forced to complete its military intervention, "the Islamic Republic of Iran will cease to exist."

The US military confirmed it had launched new strikes against targets in Iran. These operations came shortly after an oil tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway for global energy trade. This maritime route had been largely closed by Iran for much of the conflict.

The interim agreement reached between Washington and Tehran, consisting of fourteen points, aimed to end the fighting that began on February 28, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial navigation, and create the conditions for new negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program.

An initial round of talks took place in Switzerland between US Vice President JD Vance and the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. During these talks, the United States began lifting some sanctions against Iran. Despite this diplomatic progress, clashes and mutual accusations have escalated in recent days.

The resumption of hostilities raises fears of a rapid collapse of the peace process and a new military escalation in the Gulf, a region essential to global energy supply.

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