Top US general: Iran’s ceasefire attacks have fallen ‘below threshold’ of restarting war

Top US General Dan Caine says Iran’s attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz have so far not met the threshold that would require the United States to restart combat operations.

Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says that since the ceasefire was announced on April 7, Iran has fired at commercial vessels nine times and seized two container ships.

He says Iran has attacked US forces more than 10 times. However, the attacks fell “below the threshold of restarting major combat operations at this point,” Caine tells reporters.

But US forces are ready to resume major combat operations against Iran if they are ordered to do so, he adds.

US Central Command “and the rest of the joint force remain ready to resume major combat operations against Iran if ordered to do so. No adversary should mistake our current restraint with a lack of resolve,” Caine says.