Iran has attacked US forces more than 10 times since the ceasefire went into effect, but that is “below the threshold” for the US to restart combat operations, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said Tuesday, CNN and Al Jazeera reported.
“Since the ceasefire was announced, Iran has fired at commercial vessels nine times and seized two container ships, and they’ve attacked US forces more than 10 times, all below the threshold of restarting major combat operations at this point,” he added.
“The threshold of restarting is a political decision above my pay grade. What I’ll say is it’s low harassing fire right now. It feels like Iran is grasping at straws,” Caine said.
Asked if the ceasefire is over after a series of attacks on Monday, Caine said Iran is carrying out “low harassing fire right now”.
We’re still at pretty low-level kinetics at this point in time. No adversary should mistake our current restraint with a lack of resolve”
He also said, “It feels like Iran is grasping at straws to try to do something across the southern flank.”
“Iran’s command-and-control structure remains very fractured, and I think they’re struggling to maintain control,” the US general added.
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