Iran accuses – Renewed strikes and counterstrikes over the weekend have pushed Iran and the United States back into open confrontation, even as both sides publicly point to a future peace deal. The White House has returned Iran’s latest proposal with revisions, while Tehran’
For the second straight day, the question was no longer whether both sides still talk about a deal—it was whether the next exchange would come before diplomacy can catch up.
The fight resumed after the U.S. military carried out what it described as self-defense strikes on Iran over the weekend. U.S. Central Command said it targeted Iranian radar and command and control sites in response to what it called “aggressive Iranian actions. ” including the shooting down of an American drone over international waters.
In CENTCOM’s account, U.S. fighter aircraft responded quickly by eliminating Iranian air defenses, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones that it said posed clear threats to ships transiting regional waters.
Tehran answered with its own accusation of escalation. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said it struck the air base used to launch a U.S. attack on a telecommunications tower on Sirik Island. Iran did not identify the base, but Kuwait said it intercepted incoming fire over the weekend.
Iran’s military also warned of consequences if the U.S. keeps striking. State-run media carried a message that if Washington continues its attacks, the response would be “completely different,” and the U.S. would be responsible for the consequences.
The heavy back-and-forth is arriving even as both governments say they are working to reach a peace agreement. Early Monday. President Donald Trump said Iran “really wants to make a deal. and it will be a good one for the U.S.A.” The White House has now returned Iran’s latest peace proposal with revisions of its own. Officials have not released the details. but sources say the changes include tougher terms on Iran’s nuclear program and guarantees for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s foreign ministry, however, is framing the latest round of violence as proof that diplomacy is being undermined. On Monday, it accused the U.S. of repeatedly violating the current ceasefire. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei vowed Tehran will “take whatever measures we deem necessary to defend Iran’s national security.”.
Baqaei also said a lack of trust, a constant change of positions by the U.S., and Israeli attacks in Lebanon are delaying efforts to extend the ceasefire. He added that there are currently no discussions with the U.S. about Iran’s nuclear program.
The pieces now sit side by side: U.S. strike authority justified as self-defense. Iran’s retaliation described in terms of protecting its own security. and a deal process that remains alive on paper—while each new exchange tightens the distance between what leaders say they want and what their forces are doing in real time.
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