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US President Donald Trump said Iran fired at least 4 one-way attack drones at ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a “foolish violation” of the ceasefire agreement and saying US forces shot down 3 of them.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran shot at least four One Way Attack Drones at Ships transversing the Strait of Hormuz. One of the Drones solidly hit the upper deck of a large and very expensive Cargo Carrying Ship. Damage was done, but the Ship was able to proceed on its way," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

"We knocked down three other Drones. Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement," he added.

Speaking Friday night at a pro-government rally, Hassan Rahimpour Azghadi said: “When Trump proudly says I assassinated the leader of the Islamic Republic, we must also say we will assassinate you.”

He added: “Trump says every few weeks that I killed Qassem Soleimani. We can also say we will assassinate you, and we can do it.”

Rahimpour Azghadi said Iran should set “a reward of several million dollars” for killing Trump and “prepare our supporters in America” to activate cells against US officials.

He also called for attacks on regional oil infrastructure, saying: “We must hit the region’s oil.” He argued that damage to Iran’s own oil sector would be tolerable, saying the country would face “one or two years” of problems before recovering.

UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed regional developments and ongoing tensions in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

During the call, the two sides reviewed the latest regional developments and the broader state of affairs, according to the ministry.

The Emirati foreign minister expressed hope that ongoing negotiations would lead to positive results and help ensure lasting security and stability in the region, the foreign ministry's readout said.

Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, criticized a joint statement by the US secretary of state and GCC foreign ministers, saying Arab states along the Persian Gulf owed their stability to Iran's management of the Strait of Hormuz.

In a post on X, Velayati said the West had brought the region nothing but "violence and plunder," while the stability of regional states was "owed to Iran's centuries-long stewardship of the Strait of Hormuz."

He also warned smaller Arab states against relying on what he described as "dictated statements."

"Do not place your hopes in statements written for you," he wrote, adding that "smaller states on the margins will have no seat at the table when the regional order is redrawn."

"Their strategic survival depends on Tehran's restraint," Velayati wrote.

Fire broke out on Friday at the Karun Petrochemical complex in Mahshahr, southwestern Iran, during debris removal and safety operations following recent attacks on facilities in the area, the company said.

Karun Petrochemical said the blaze affected part of Unit 380 and was quickly brought under control by the site's firefighting and emergency response teams.

The company said there were no casualties or material damage from the incident.