The U.S. military carried out another round of strikes on Iran, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday, another challenge to a shaky ceasefire between the two countries<\/span>.<\/p>\n The official described the strikes as defensive, targeting a military site that threatened American forces and commercial traffic. The official said the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is still considered to be holding.<\/p>\n Reuters was first to report on the new strikes.<\/p>\n The strikes came just two days after U.S. Central Command confirmed an earlier round of “self-defense strikes” on southern Iran, hitting missile launch sites and Iranian boats that allegedly sought to lay mines. CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins said<\/span> Monday the strikes were carried out to “protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.”<\/p>\n Iran condemned the earlier strikes, calling the move a “grave violation of the ceasefire” and vowing that the Iranian government “will not leave any act of hostility unanswered.”<\/p>\n The attacks come as President Trump presses Iran to strike a longer-term agreement with the United States \u2014 and threatens to resume a large-scale bombing campaign if Iran does not agree to his terms.\u00a0<\/p>\n Over the weekend, the president expressed optimism, saying a peace deal<\/span> had been “largely negotiated.” But by Wednesday, Mr. Trump appeared less confident, saying<\/span> at a Cabinet meeting the U.S. is “not satisfied.”<\/p>\n “Maybe we have to go back and finish it, maybe we don’t,” Mr. Trump said, adding that he thinks Iran wants to make a deal.<\/p>\n This is a breaking story; it will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n