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In a remarkable disclosure, General Dan Caine, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, indicated that following the ceasefire established on June 17 between the United States and Iran, Iranian military forces have targeted commercial ships on nine occasions, seized two container vessels, and assaulted US military personnel over ten times. The Pentagon characterizes these actions as remaining 'below the threshold' for initiating war. This unprecedented claim has drawn criticism from various Republican and Democratic lawmakers who argue that the current administration is permitting Iran to conduct military operations under a ceasefire agreement. The Hormuz Strait Monitor has characterized this strategy as Iran 'weaponizing ambiguity' to exert pressure without provoking a military reaction from the US.

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00:00Here is a fact that should alarm every American since the so-called ceasefire between the U.S.
00:05and Iran on June 17th. Iran has attacked U.S. forces more than 10 times, fired on commercial
00:12ships nine times, seized two container ships, and the Pentagon's response? All of it falls,
00:19quote, below the threshold for restarting the war. General Dan Cain, chairman of the Joint Chiefs,
00:25made this extraordinary admission in public this week. Congressional members from both parties
00:31have condemned the statement, calling it a green light for Iran to wage war under the cover of a
00:37peace agreement. The Hormuz Strait Monitor says Iran is using what it calls weaponized ambiguity,
00:43staying just below whatever threshold the U.S. sets. While continuously extracting concessions
00:49and maintaining IRGC control over the world's most strategic waterway, America signed a ceasefire.
00:56Iran kept fighting, just below the level that forces a response.

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