Iranian armed forces said on Saturday that it is “likely” the US-Israel war on the country will resume as “evidence shows the US is not committed to any agreements or treaties,” according to Al Jazeera.

“The actions and statements of US officials are primarily media-driven, aimed first at preventing a drop in oil prices and second at extricating themselves from the mess they have created,” Mohammad Jafar Asadi, deputy of the military headquarters, said in a statement carried by Iran’s Fars news agency.

“The armed forces are fully prepared for any new adventures or foolishness from the Americans.”

Iran executes two on espionage charges

Two people were executed for allegedly spying for the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad during the US-Israel war on Iran, according to Al Jazeera.

Read: Trump tells Congress hostilities with Iran that began on Feb 28 ‘have terminated’

The pair were identified by Fars news agency, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as Yaqoub Karimpour and Nasser Bekerzadeh.

The latter was charged with collecting details of “important government, religious, and provincial figures” and providing information on “important centres” in the Natanz region, where a major nuclear site is located, according to Al Jazeera.

Karimpour allegedly ⁠passed sensitive information ⁠to a Mossad officer.

Iran announces new maritime rules amid Strait of Hormuz tensions

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced “new rules” over the country’s coastline in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, saying that the move comes at the directive of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

The IRGC Navy said it will exercise control over “nearly 2,000 kilometres (1,243 miles) of Iran’s coastline” in these areas, making “this body of water a source of livelihood and strength for the noble people of Iran, and a source of security and prosperity for the region,” according to state-run Press TV on Friday evening.

No further details have been revealed.

Tensions have been running high regarding the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran restricted passage across the strategic waterway in a retaliatory move against the US-Israeli strikes that began on Feb. 28.

A ceasefire was announced on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, followed by talks in Islamabad on April 11–12, but no agreement was reached.

US President Donald Trump later unilaterally extended the truce without setting a new timeframe, at Pakistan’s request.

Since April 13, the US has enforced a naval blockade targeting Iranian maritime traffic in the waterway.

US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say

The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as ​a rift over the Iran war widens between Trump and Europe.

Trump had threatened a drawdown in forces earlier this week after sparring with German ‌Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said on Monday the Iranians were humiliating the US in talks to end the two-month-old war and that he did not see what exit strategy Washington was pursuing.

A senior Pentagon official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said recent German rhetoric had been “inappropriate and unhelpful.”

“The president is rightly reacting to these counterproductive remarks,” the official said.

The Pentagon said the withdrawal was expected to be completed over the next six to 12 ​months. Germany is home to some 35,000 active-duty U.S. military personnel, more than anywhere else in Europe.

The official said the drawdown would bring US troop levels in Europe ​back to roughly pre-2022 levels, before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a buildup by then-President Joe Biden.

The official also cast the decision in terms ⁠of the Trump administration’s push for Europe to become the main security provider on the continent. But it is nonetheless another potent reminder of Trump’s willingness to respond to perceived ​disloyalty by allies.

Read more: Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, other steps over Iran rift, source says

Reuters exclusively reported last week an internal Pentagon email that outlined options to punish NATO allies that Washington believes failed to support US operations in the war with Iran, including suspending ​Spain from NATO and reviewing the US position on Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands.