VP Vance warns Iran that 'violence will be met with violence' after Iran, US strikes

Vice President JD Vance warned Iran on Friday night that "violence will be met with violence" after a couple of exchanges this week saw the U.S. strike Iranian targets along the Strait of Hormuz despite a "Memorandum of Understanding."

The United States Central Command said it has struck Iranian drone and missile storage locations in response to Iran's attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz Thursday evening.

Iran's strike came just hours after the Iranian military warned that ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz require their authorization. Those that don't comply, it said, "will be dealt with."

Vance maintained that the U.S. has kept its part of the ceasefire, even as the U.S. accused Iran of violating its side of the agreement which was signed by both countries last week to end the fighting and reopen the strait.

"Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it," Vance said on X. "If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone. But violence will be met with violence."

The conflict began in late February, but has been in a nominal state of ceasefire for months, albeit with intermittent flare-ups of live-fire between nearly every combatant.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.