President Donald Trump insisted late Thursday that the ceasefire with Iran was holding, even after the United States said it had attacked Iranian military sites in retaliation for strikes on U.S. ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Each side blamed the other for breaking the month-old truce. U.S. Central Command said that “unprovoked Iranian attacks” on three U.S. destroyers had involved missiles, drones and small boats. In response, the U.S. military said it had “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces,” including missile and drone launch sites.

The Iranian military said the United States had violated the ceasefire a day earlier by firing on an Iranian oil tanker trying to cross a U.S. blockade. It said it had “retaliated by attacking U.S. military vessels.”

Trump, speaking to reporters in Washington on Thursday evening, dismissed the Iranian attacks as a “trifle” and again warned that Iran “better sign their agreement fast,” an apparent reference to a one-page proposal from the United States for the two sides to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and cease hostilities for 30 days as they negotiate a comprehensive deal.

Three Iranian officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomacy, said Washington and Iran were debating the proposal. A key hurdle was the U.S. demand for advance commitments on the fate of Iran’s nuclear program and its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, they said.

Here’s What Else We’re Covering:

— United Arab Emirates: The UAE’s Defense Ministry said Friday that its air defense systems had intercepted missiles and drones from Iran, a day after Iranian officials blamed the UAE for reported strikes in southern Iran.

— Markets: Oil prices climbed and stocks across Asia fell Friday after the U.S. said it had attacked Iranian military sites.

— Lebanon: The Israeli military said it had killed a senior Hezbollah commander in a strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs Wednesday, the first attack near the Lebanese capital since a U.S.-mediated ceasefire took effect last month.

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This article originally appeared in The New York Times.

By Hari Raj, Farnaz Fassihi and Erica L. Green/Arash Khamooshi
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