Missiles struck the Tel Aviv area Thursday after President Trump told Iran to accept a ceasefire or get hit harder. Tehran’s response: more threats.
Iran’s military command center, Khatam Al-Anbiya, released a statement on state television promising the war would continue until American humiliation, disgrace, and surrender. The regime vowed broader and more destructive strikes against the U.S. and Israel.
Israeli air defenses intercepted the barrage. Police confirmed responses to multiple impact sites. Four people near Tel Aviv were reported lightly injured, according to AFP.
Trump lit the fuse on Truth Social, announcing that Iran had asked Washington for a ceasefire. He said he’d consider it only after the Strait of Hormuz was fully open. The alternative, Trump posted, was getting blasted back to the Stone Ages.
In Wednesday’s prime-time address, Trump told the nation the U.S. was very close to achieving its military objectives. Iran’s navy and air force have taken severe hits over recent weeks. A military that once bullied its neighbors has been reduced to wreckage and bluster.
Tehran denied any direct negotiations with Washington. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told the ISNA news agency that messages had gone through intermediaries, including Pakistan, with no direct talks happening. The regime publicly labeled U.S. terms maximalist and irrational.
Trump added a final warning: Washington had eyes on Iran’s electric generating plants if no agreement materializes.
Iran has been threatening catastrophic retaliation against America for years. None of those threats have delivered anything.
