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Tehran and Washington traded accusations that the other had violated the ceasefire after Iran claimed on Saturday that it had targeted US sites in the Persian Gulf after American aircraft hit Iranian weapons sites on Friday.
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On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the latest from the Trump Administration. On today's show, Democratic Congresswoman Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Constitutional lawyer Robert McWhirter. (Source: Bloomberg)
US Central Command says it has struck missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions.
The U.S. military conducted strikes against Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. Why it matters: These are the first U.S. strikes against Iranian targets since the signing last week of the memorandum of understanding (MOU), which declared an end to the war.Vice President Vance posted Friday evening: "Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone. But violence will be met with violence."Driving the news: The U.S. strikes came after Iran on Thursday launched drones against several commercial ships that crossed through the Strait of Hormuz.One drone hit a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, Ever Lovely, while it was exiting the strait along the Omani coast, CENTCOM said, describing the U.S. attacks as a "powerful response."The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Friday evening: "A few hours ago the treaty-breaking American regime violated its obligations as always and launched an airstrike on the coasts of the Islamic Republic of Iran under various pretexts."The IRGC said its Navy responded by striking "locations of the U.S. terrorist army in the region." It warned "in the event of repeated aggression, our response will be more extensive than this."President Trump wrote on Truth Social earlier Friday that the Iranian drone strikes were "a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement."According to CENTCOM, U.S. military aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites around the strait.What they're saying: "CENTCOM forces continue to provide safe passage coordination and support to commercial vessels transiting the strait. The U.S. military remains present and vigilant to ensure all aspects of the agreement with Iran are adhered to, obeyed, and in full force and effect," CENTCOM said in a statement.What to watch: Whether Iran decides to respond militarily.This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.
Representative Glenn Ivey says he generally supports President Trump's ability to retaliate after violent attacks by Iran, while stressing he has not yet been briefed on CENTCOM's account of a Tehran-orchestrated drone strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. Rep. Ivey, a Maryland Democrat, says the US should focus on entrenching a cease-fire and moving toward a longer-term peace deal, but warns the Trump administration may not be able to secure an Iran agreement "even as good as" the Obama-era deal. He speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on Bloomberg's Balance of Power. (Source: Bloomberg)
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Ambassador Julianne Smith says US strikes on Iran, which CENTCOM says came in response to an Iranian attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, could "spiral into something bigger," Glenn Ivey, Democratic Representative of Maryland, says the US should focus on entrenching a cease-fire and moving toward a longer-term peace deal, and Gregory Allen, Decision Tree Research Founder and CEO, discusses Open AI's latest model and says the government's rollout rules are 'opaque.' (Source: Bloomberg)