Despite the remaining differences, U.S. officials signaled growing optimism on Tuesday that negotiations are moving in the right direction.

Tehran rejected the latest U.S. proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, insisting the strategic waterway will remain closed until the war ends completely.

Late Saturday night, Trump announced that he had decided to halt the anticipated military operation after claiming to have received a request from Iran.

After almost half a century, it must now be clear to all that the Khomeinist regime is incapable of reforming itself unless it is for the worse.

Iranian media reported that several bridges in southern Iran were struck, including a bridge linking Bandar Abbas, Kahorstan and Shiraz.

'If the threats against our country are carried out, all remaining infrastructure across the region will be crushed.'

'Next week it gets really bad for them because next week comes the power plants,' Trump said.

'We’re going to hit them very hard tonight and we’re going to hit them hard tomorrow, and there’s not a damn thing they can do about it,' Trump warned.

The operation was intended to degrade Iran's ability to continue attacking international shipping passing through the strategic waterway.

A dictatorial regime that publicly tolerates calls for the assassination of the president of the United States cannot be treated as just another difficult adversary.

'Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay,' Hegseth wrote.

Fighting began as a response to the US reimposing sanctions on Iran in response to attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump previously warned that negotiations over the MoU would stop if Tehran sought payment from commercial shipping.

U.S. officials said Tehran had been given an opportunity to honor the ceasefire but instead chose to launch another attack on international shipping.

In March, Khamenei instructed that 'the lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must certainly continue to be used.'

Washington rejected an Israeli request to view the memorandum before the signing ceremony, expected to be held in Switzerland later this week.

A short time later, Iran launched a wave of missiles and drones across the Gulf region.

The military escalation came as President Donald Trump warned that negotiations with Tehran remained unresolved.

Inside Iran, the regime presents even symbolic contacts with major Western leaders as evidence that powerful countries are appealing to Tehran and acknowledging its importance.

According to Iran’s state broadcaster, the reply focuses on 'ending the war on all fronts, especially Lebanon.'

CENTCOM said the confrontation began with “unprovoked” Iranian attacks on U.S. Navy destroyers transiting the strait.

Riyadh informed Washington it would not allow U.S. military aircraft to operate from Prince Sultan Air Base and would also deny use of its airspace for the mission.

The agreement comes as European energy concerns have mounted in recent weeks due to disruptions linked to tensions in Hormuz, a critical global shipping route.

The pause comes as the White House believes it is close to reaching a deal with Iran.

The Islamic Republic survives by turning loyalty into a business model.

In Israel, officials signaled readiness for rapid escalation.

The warning follows President Trump’s announcement Sunday on 'Project Freedom,' a new initiative aimed at escorting neutral commercial vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz.

The fear now is that the Trump Administration is appearing to back away from its original demand of total regime change in Iran.

'They have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity, and the World, over the last 47 years,' Trump wrote.

Trump met Iran's moves with countermoves that were even stronger, instead of with restraint.

US President Donald Trump has claimed the regime is losing about $500 million a day as a result of the blockade.

A senior adviser to parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf dismissed the move as meaningless, warning it was 'a ploy to buy time for a surprise strike.'

'The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks,' Trump wrote.

Trump hinted that Tehran will give up its 60% enriched uranium, which led to sharp reactions from Iranian hardliners.

'Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be blown to hell,' Trump warned.

A senior Iranian official said Iran would not agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a temporary ceasefire.

In an address to the nation on April 1, the president said that the U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran could conclude within two to three weeks as the 'core strategic objectives' are near completion.

'We will conclude our stay in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their electric generating plants, oil wells and Kharg Island,' Trump warned.

Thousands of Marines are being deployed to the Middle East along with heavy equipment.

'The IDF will hunt you down one by one,' Katz warned.