Vance warns Iran: Violence will be met with violence

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has issued a stark warning to Iran, stating that any acts of violence will be met with a reciprocal response. The declaration was made via the social media platform X late Friday night, Danish time, following recent U.S. military actions against Iranian targets.

"Iran has signed a ceasefire agreement. We have adhered to it. If they have objections to the way the MoU (Memorandum of Understanding, ed.) is being implemented, they can pick up the phone," Vance wrote. He concluded his message with a firm assertion: "But violence will be met with violence."

According to the U.S., Friday's strikes were a direct retaliation for an attack Iran allegedly carried out against a ship navigating the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. The Memorandum of Understanding, agreed upon earlier this month, aims to extend the ceasefire and establish a political framework for a more comprehensive agreement to end the ongoing conflict.

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Iran has signed a ceasefire agreement. We have adhered to it. If they have objections to the way the MoU (Memorandum of Understanding, ed.) is being implemented, they can pick up the phone. But violence will be met with violence.