Trump Warns Iran of More Strikes Thursday Unless Interim Peace Deal Is Accepted

According to Bloomberg. U.S. President Donald Trump warned Thursday that the US will continue striking Iran unless Tehran accepts an interim deal to extend their increasingly fragile ceasefire by two months and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It was the second consecutive night of US strikes, with Central Command deploying roughly 50 Tomahawk missiles against Iranian military sites including air-defense installations, characterizing the attacks as "self-defense strikes." Iran retaliated by firing missiles at US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan; Kuwait temporarily closed its airspace, Jordan said it intercepted 20 missiles, and Bahrain reported one child injured by shrapnel from interceptions over Manama. No casualties were immediately reported from the US attacks. Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all vessels, and the IRGC claimed it struck two ships attempting to transit the chokepoint — a claim the US disputed, saying commercial vessels continued to pass through. Trump told Fox News he has spoken directly with Iranian officials, urging them to stop targeting US assets. The two sides have been in indirect negotiations since an April 8 ceasefire, stalled over Iran's demand for the release of more than $10 billion in frozen funds, Trump's insistence on the elimination of Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpiles, and Tehran's demand for a Lebanon ceasefire. Iran's Foreign Ministry called US strikes "effectively meaningless" to the truce. Bloomberg Economics analysts said neither side wants a return to high-intensity war. Brent crude edged lower to $92.70 a barrel, well below its late-April peak above $125, though energy consultancy FGE warns prices could exceed $150 if Hormuz remains closed through August.