US military: We await Trump’s orders to resume fighting against Iran

US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Keane confirmed on Tuesday that the military is ready to resume combat operations against Iran and is awaiting orders from President Donald Trump, noting that Operation Freedom aims to facilitate safe passage for international commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, amid escalating tensions with Iran.

“Iran has attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz and is using supply chains as a weapon in violation of the law of the sea,” Kane said at a press conference, adding that “the Iranian regime, led by the Revolutionary Guard, is trying to take the global economy hostage.”

He noted that “more than 22,000 sailors are stranded on more than 1,500 commercial vessels in the Arabian Sea,” adding that “our forces are ready to resume major combat operations against Iran if ordered to do so.”

He explained that “all Iranian attacks so far are below the level that would prompt us to resume large-scale combat operations,” indicating that “Iran has fired on commercial ships 9 times and attacked our forces more than 10 times since the ceasefire was declared.”

Keane predicted that “more ships will pass through the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days,” noting that “the resumption of fighting with Iran depends on a political decision.”

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