Trump promises ‘one big glow’ in Iran if ceasefire collapses (VIDEOS)

Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, saying it was “one-sided and confrontational” and risked triggering a new wave of escalation in the Middle East, Moscow’s mission to the UN has said.

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“Our country does not support dangerous attempts to imbue the document with unbalanced language and one-sided demands vis-à-vis Tehran while completely ignoring the root cause of the crisis, which is the US-Israeli military escapade against Iran,” Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, told the council on Thursday.

Russia had instead put forward a joint alternative draft calling on all parties to end the war, refrain from the use of force, and resolve their differences through negotiations.

“The main point here is that freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf will only be restored when the conflict ends and hostilities cease,” Nebenzia said. “We support the relevant initiatives of our Pakistani friends and hope that their mediation efforts will yield the sought-after result… especially since President Trump is speaking about ending the conflict.”

President Trump has said he suspended Project Freedom, the US military escort operation in the Strait of Hormuz, at Pakistan’s request – insisting that Washington could resume the operation at any time if necessary.

“Pakistan has been fantastic; and their leaders have been fantastic, the field marshal and the prime minister – and they asked us not to do it,” Trump told reporters.

“We’ll go back to it if we have to. They asked us not to do it during the negotiation,” he added.

President Donald Trump has said the US proposal aimed at ending the conflict with Iran is more extensive than a “one-page offer.”

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“It’s an offer that basically says they will not have nuclear weapons, they are going to hand us the nuclear dust and many other things that we want,” Trump told reporters, insisting that Tehran has already “agreed” to the deal in principle.

“When they agree, it doesn’t mean much because the next day they forget they agreed,” he added.

Iran has not yet finalized its response, according to Iranian media, which reported that Tehran is still reviewing US “messages” relayed through Pakistani intermediaries.

The UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority has said the country’s air-defense systems are responding to missile and drone threats.

President Trump has downplayed the exchange of fire with Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, saying Tehran had “trifled” with Washington and that US forces had responded decisively.

“They trifled with us today. We blew them away. I call that a trifle,” Trump said, insisting the ceasefire with Iran remains in effect.

“I’ll let you know when there’s no ceasefire… You’re not going to have to know. You’re just going to have to look at one big glow coming out of Iran,” he said, urging Tehran to sign an agreement “fast.”

Iranian state media have circulated footage purportedly showing the country’s armed forces launching missiles and drones at “enemy aggressor destroyers” during the exchange of fire earlier tonight.

The situation on Iranian islands and in coastal cities near the Strait of Hormuz has seemignly returned to normal following the exchange of fire in recent hours, Iranian media, including Press TV and IRIB, have reported.

President Donald Trump has said three US destroyers successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz “under fire,” claiming that “great damage was done to the Iranian attackers.”

“They were completely destroyed, along with numerous small boats, which are being used to take the place of their fully decapitated Navy… Missiles were shot at our Destroyers, and were easily knocked down. Likewise, drones came, and were incinerated while in the air. They dropped ever so beautifully down to the Ocean, very much like a butterfly dropping to its grave!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

The US president said the destroyers sustained no damage and would now rejoin the US naval blockade, which he described as a “Wall of Steel.”

Trump also warned that the US would strike Iran “a lot harder, and a lot more violently” unless Tehran signs a deal “fast.”

President Donald Trump has described the latest US strikes on Iran as a “love tap,” while insisting that the April 7 ceasefire remains in effect.

“It’s just a love tap,” Trump told ABC’s Rachel Scott in a phone call. Asked whether the strikes meant the ceasefire was over, Trump replied: “No, no, the ceasefire is going. It’s in effect.”

The US military has also struck Iran’s Bandar Kargan naval checkpoint in Minab, Fox News correspondent Jennifer Griffin reported on X, citing a senior US official. The reported strike follows earlier US attacks on Qeshm port and Bandar Abbas.

The US Department of War confirmed the exchange of fire but has not officially listed the targets. CENTCOM claimed the strikes were “self-defense” measures after Iranian forces allegedly targeted US warships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.