Published: May 8, 2026 11:42
Last Updated: May 8, 2026 11:42
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Iran reportedly targeted three American ships before the United States responded by bombing several military installations in Iran. Despite this, Donald Trump assures that the ceasefire is still in effect. France Télévisions provides an update on the situation.
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The ceasefire in the Middle East was weakened after the American retaliation on Friday, May 8. Three ships were attacked by Iranian forces. Donald Trump threatens violent reprisals. The U.S. military claims to have struck Iran following this attack, targeting military installations. Despite this escalation, the U.S. president reassures firmly: “They played with us, we wiped them out. They played. I call it a trifle. I’ll tell you when there is no more ceasefire”, Donald Trump stated.
On the Iranian side, the tone is accusatory. Tehran claims that the United States had already violated the ceasefire after an attack on one of their tankers, and denounces strikes carried out in southern Iran. “Following the attack carried out by the American military aggressors against an Iranian tanker, enemy units operating in the area of the Strait of Hormuz were targeted by Iranian missile fire”, as announced on Iranian television.
The issue of the Strait of Hormuz remains at the heart of tensions. Earlier in the day, the United States and several Gulf countries raised the stakes at the UN. “The developments underscored the importance of maintaining this strategic, secure, and fully open maritime route”, noted Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Bahrain’s permanent representative.
Iran maintains pressure and increases the threat with the formalization of a toll principle for crossing the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf. Nearly 1,500 ships are still blocked according to the International Maritime Organization.
