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U.S. President Donald Trump calls for calm as the US and Iran launch mutual attacks.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called on his opponents to let him do his job. In a post on Truth Social, he said on Monday morning, "Just sit back and relax, everything will work out in the end."
Mutual attacks continue
According to Trump, Iran really wants to reach an agreement, and the U.S. president stressed that the agreement will be beneficial to the United States and its allies. He simultaneously criticized Democrats and what he calls "seemingly unpatriotic Republicans" for, in his view, twisting partisan politics and always emphasizing that he should act faster, act slower, or just go to war or not. "It's always like that," said Trump, who is clearly bothered by the opposition as well as his fellow party members at home.
Behind the reassurances is an escalating military tension between the U.S. and Iran. According to the Centcom, on Sunday night, the U.S. military carried out "deliberate and targeted attacks" on Iranian radar and drone command posts in Goruk and on the Iranian island of Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz. Washington called the attacks "self-defense attacks" in response to "aggressive Iranian actions," referring to the downing of a U.S. MQ-1 drone over international waters.
A real cease-fire?
Asccording to its own state media, Iran responded by attacking an American base used for bombing on Iranian territory on Monday. Tehran did not publish the exact location, but Kuwaiti authorities reported that their air defenses responded to a new drone and missile attack. Air alarm sirens went off across the country, and Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA confirmed that the attacks were intercepted.
There has been a formal cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran since April 8, but it appears to be on shaky ground. There were several exchanges of gunfire last week. Despite the military tensions, both Tehran and Washington continue to pursue a negotiated solution to a final peace agreement.
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