US military 'loading up and resting,' Trump says
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The statement came a day after Washington and Tehran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, which halted six weeks of fighting.
The U.S. military said it hit more than 13,000 targets in its 38-day war with Iran, before the leaders of both countries announced a ceasefire on April 7, hours after President Donald Trump threatened that Iran's "whole civilization will die tonight."
Trump threatened that the U.S. will start "shooting" again unless Tehran fully complies with the deal reached with Washington.
Trump announces 2-week Iran ceasefire; crude oil falls over 15% as Strait of Hormuz reopens. Track live updates on Iran war, markets and peace talks in Islamabad.
U.S. military consumed 950,000 gallons of coffee and "a lot of nicotine" during Iran war, Caine says
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. military has consumed nearly 1 million gallons of coffee and an unspecified amount of nicotine.
The U.S. military has launched strikes on Iran's Kharg Island ahead of President Trump's deadline for the country to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump employed delay tactics to avoid following through on his pledges to relentlessly bomb Iran, following a pattern similar to his 11th-hour tariff compromises.
The US president has accused Iran of "doing a very poor job" with the waterway and said Tehran "better not be" charging fees to oil tankers.