Former US diplomat and Pentagon official Adam Clements stated that the recent US strike in Iran’s port city of Bandar Abbas will not cause the existing peace agreement to collapse. Speaking to Al Jazeera, he said the United States is likely gathering intelligence and assessing Iran’s maritime assets near the Strait of Hormuz.

Clements referred to reports that US forces targeted Iranian vessels allegedly involved in missile launch preparations and sea mine deployment. He suggested that the US acted based on such intelligence. Addressing US Central Command’s accusation that Iran was laying mines in the sea, he warned that such actions by Iranian forces could provoke a deadly response.

Clements added that Iran should not be surprised by the US decision to take this kind of military action, implying that the move was consistent with prior warnings and intelligence assessments.