US-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each side

Iran conducted a second missile strike on the United Arab Emirates within 48 hours on Tuesday, targeting ports and commercial infrastructure as US naval forces advanced operations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under "Project Freedom." The month-old US-Iran ceasefire remains contested: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted the truce holds despite escalating violence, while Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused Washington of breaching the agreement; only two US-flagged vessels have crossed the strait despite US claims of securing passage, and both sides presented competing peace proposals via Pakistani mediation without disclosing substantive progress.

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