Following Monday's strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, the speaker of the Iranian parliament cautions the US that "we are just getting started"
"We know well that the continuation of the status quo is intolerable for America," says Mohammad Ghalibaf, who led negotiations with the US last month.
Commencing on Monday, Donald Trump's "Project Freedom" seeks to direct stranded cargo ships out of the vital canal using the US military.
However, Iran maintains that it controls the strait and, according to the US, fired drones and missiles at military and commercial vessels yesterday.
Trump claimed that seven Iranian "fast boats" were "shot down" by the US; Tehran refutes this.
The projected number of ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz is 2,000.
Maersk, a shipping business, confirmed that one of their ships was able to depart yesterday, despite the US claiming two were able to do so.
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