US President Donald Trump has ordered renewed military strikes against Iran following a series of Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the week, according to the Daily Mail. The White House has indicated the campaign could continue for days or even weeks unless Tehran backs down, marking a sharp escalation from the fragile diplomacy that had followed months of fighting. The move matters because it signals the collapse of a recent ceasefire and threatens to reignite a broader conflict affecting one of the world's most critical shipping routes.

According to the report, some of Trump's advisers have privately referred to the offensive by the informal nickname "Operation B*** Slap", a phrase said to have been used in conversations and emails, though White House and Pentagon officials stressed it is not the official name of any operation. Officials cited in the article said the duration of the bombing would depend almost entirely on Iran's response, and that Trump's decision-making had become increasingly personal, with one former official saying he was "going with his gut" rather than coordinating with advisers. Trump reportedly declared this week that both a three-month ceasefire and a more recent memorandum of understanding with Tehran were effectively finished, having claimed the Iranians were begging for a deal but could not be trusted.