Iran struck US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain after Washington hit Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz. Both sides accused the other of violating a June 17 ceasefire agreement tied to safe passage through the key waterway.
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The US struck Iranian military targets for a second straight day after CENTCOM said a drone hit the Panama-flagged tanker Kiku near the Strait of Hormuz. The renewed attacks deepen strains on a June 17 ceasefire agreement.
US and Iranian delegations are meeting in Switzerland after signing an initial agreement to end the war. The talks are already strained by continued fighting in Lebanon, disputes over the Strait of Hormuz and unresolved negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme.
Iran said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon, but the US military said traffic was still flowing. US-Iran talks are set to begin Sunday in Switzerland with Pakistan and Qatari mediators involved.
The US military says it has ended its naval blockade of Iranian ports under a ceasefire agreement with Tehran. Iran’s supreme leader criticized Trump’s role in the deal while allowing negotiations to continue.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they struck US military targets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan after American attacks on Iranian sites near the Strait of Hormuz. Jordan said it intercepted five missiles, while US officials told Reuters nearly all Iranian missiles and drones were stopped.
Iran launched missiles and drones toward Kuwait and Bahrain after US strikes on Iranian sites, raising pressure on stalled talks over a ceasefire. The escalation came as Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed nine people, including Lebanese soldiers.
On Thursday, a US contractor was killed and five US service members and one US contractor were wounded in an attack on a coalition base in northeast Syria. In response, President Joe Biden authorized a precision airstrike against facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The US Central Command forces conducted the airstrike in eastern Syria, targeting facilities used by the IRGC, and the US is closely monitoring the situation and will take appropriate action to protect US personnel and interests in the region.