Trump and Iran issue fresh warnings as standoff continues

Alaaeddin Boroujerdi, Deputy Head of the National Security Committee, warned Tuesday that Iran could retaliate successful benignant for the U.S. subject blockade of its ports, which has seen interdictions and the seizure of immoderate vessels. He claimed its forces could "easily respond to immoderate specified enactment by seizing 1 of the ships contiguous successful the portion and, successful effect, bringing it to Iran's shores."

"We person not yet revealed our caller cards," helium said, renewing a menace to different strategical Middle Eastern shipping lane.

"In fact, the value of Bab el-Mandeb whitethorn beryllium nary little than that of the Strait of Hormuz," helium said, referring to different important chokepoint for vigor supplies successful the portion that Tehran has threatened previously to inquire its Houthi rebel allies successful Yemen to artifact with attacks connected commercialized vessels.

Iran's "Yemeni allies are waiting to artifact it and present different stroke to America, its economy, and its illegitimate interests worldwide," Boroujerdi said. 

Already, Iranian forces person seized 2 commercialized ships that it accused of violating its restrictions connected the Strait of Hormuz.

Ships and boats are seen successful the Strait of Hormuz, from Musandam, Oman, April 29, 2026. Stringer/REUTERS

Boroujerdi dismissed threats issued by President Trump arsenic "endless" and "empty," and said they would lone effect successful "further harm to America's estimation and a objection of Iran's strength."

"We inactive clasp the precocious hand," the parliamentarian said.

Alaaeddin Boroujerdi, Deputy Head of the National Security Committee successful the Iranian Parliament, said Wednesday that Iran "will ne'er relinquish its power implicit the Strait of Hormuz."

In remarks broadcast by Iranian authorities media, Boroujerdi claimed Iran inactive had capable rocket stockpiles to prolong respective years of war, adding that the U.S. and different Western countries had "come to judge successful the capabilities of the Islamic Republic."

He said Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf was managing negotiations with the U.S., which person been carried retired lone indirectly, via Pakistani mediators, since a archetypal circular of unsuccessful nonstop talks successful aboriginal April.

Since past Iran has maintained an effectual blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a captious shipping lane for planetary vigor supplies, lone permitting a prime fewer vessels to transit the waterway with coordination — and reportedly for ample fees. The U.S., successful response, has imposed a subject blockade of each Iranian ports and vessels linked to the country.

Boroujerdi dismissed those U.S. actions arsenic ineffective, calling the blockade "a passive and worthless move" and claiming the U.S. would "not situation act" against immoderate vessels "because they beryllium to different countries, specified arsenic China and others that the United States does not situation confront."

The Pentagon said that, arsenic of Tuesday, it had forced 39 vessels attempting to participate oregon depart from Iranian ports to crook astir since the blockade began. 

President Trump warned Iran to "get astute soon," posting a little message connected his Truth Social level aboriginal Tuesday morning, on with an AI-generated representation of himself holding a firearm successful beforehand of explosions, with the caption: "NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!" 

"Iran can't get their enactment together. They don't cognize however to motion a nonnuclear deal. They amended get astute soon!" the president said.

Mr. Trump has voiced optimism that the ongoing U.S. subject blockade of Iranian ports and vessels volition bring capable economical unit connected the Islamic Republic to unit it to hold to a deal. He has abandoned erstwhile deadlines for Tehran to hold to a deal, however, and astir precocious extended an ongoing ceasefire indefinitely, saying it was to springiness the authorities clip to contiguous a coherent bid offer. 

A connection tabled by Iran earlier this week, which sources told CBS News would person progressive a communal dropping of restrictions connected shipping via the Strait of Hormuz, was tacitly rejected by the Trump administration, astir apt due to the fact that it would person delayed negotiations connected Iran's atomic program.

Mr. Trump has not issued a caller deadline for Iran to marque a deal, but the medication has near the menace of renewed attacks connected the array amid one of the astir important U.S. subject deployments to the Middle East successful decades.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth volition look questioning from lawmakers Wednesday for the archetypal clip since the Trump medication launched the warfare against Iran, which Democrats person contested arsenic a costly struggle of prime waged without legislature approval.

The proceeding earlier the House Armed Services Committee is being held to sermon the administration's 2027 subject fund proposal, which would boost defence spending to a historical $1.5 trillion. Hegseth and the president of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, are expected to accent the request for much drones, rocket defence systems and warships.

Democrats are apt to pivot to the ballooning costs of the Iran war, immense drawdown of captious U.S. munitions and bombing of a schoolhouse that killed children. Some lawmakers besides whitethorn question however prepared the subject was to sprout down swarms of Iranian drones, immoderate of which penetrated U.S. defenses and killed oregon injured American troops. 

At the commencement of Tuesday's White House authorities dinner, President Trump said King Charles agrees with the U.S.' presumption that Iran shouldn't person a atomic weapon.

"Charles agrees with maine adjacent much than I do. We're ne'er gonna fto that hostile person a atomic weapon. They cognize that, and they've known it close present precise powerfully," Mr. Trump said aft alluding to the struggle successful the Middle East, without mentioning Iran by name.

The king and Queen Camilla are successful the U.S. to people the 250th day of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

At the dinner, Mr. Trump besides lauded the nation's narration with the U.K., saying the 2 countries stock a "nobility of tone and heroic soul."

Stocks mostly precocious successful Asia connected Wednesday contempt losses connected Wall Street during the erstwhile day's trading. Oil prices gained connected uncertainties implicit erstwhile the warfare successful Iran volition extremity and aft the United Arab Emirates said it would permission OPEC successful a stroke to the almighty lipid cartel.

U.S. futures edged higher Wednesday.

In Asia, South Korea's Kospi roseate 0.8% to 6,690.90 and the Hang Seng successful Hong Kong gained 1.5% to 26,050.90. The Shanghai Composite scale traded 0.7% higher astatine 4,107.51. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.3%, to 8,687.00.

Taiwan's Taiex mislaid 0.6%, and India's Sensex gained 1.4%.

The terms of a tube of Brent crude lipid to beryllium delivered successful June roseate 1.1% to $112.47 aboriginal Wednesday. Brent to beryllium delivered successful July was besides up 1.1% to $105.50. Brent lipid was astir $70 per tube earlier the warfare began successful precocious February.

Benchmark U.S. crude gained 1% to $100.94 a barrel.

Britain's Ambassador to the U.S., Sir Christian Turner, said successful February, earlier the U.S. and Israel launched their associated warfare with Iran, that to him it seemed the "only country" with a "special relationship" with the U.S. was "probably Israel."  

Turner made the remarks to a radical of British high-school property students visiting the U.S. A signaling of the comments was obtained by the Financial Times and reported by the paper connected Tuesday.

Turner said helium didn't similar the word "special relationship," coined by Prime Minister Winston Churchill successful the aftermath of World War II, to picture the U.S.-U.K. bond, calling it "quite nostalgic" and "backwards-looking," according to the FT.

"I deliberation determination is astir apt 1 state that has a peculiar narration with the United States," helium said, "and that is astir apt Israel."

CBS News has not reviewed the audio of his remarks, but the British authorities has not denied their authenticity.

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