US and Iran trade direct strikes as Gulf ceasefire frays
American forces across the Gulf went on alert after the United States struck targets inside Iran on Saturday, citing Iranian attacks on Strait of Hormuz shipping. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it answered with missiles and drones at American bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. A defen
The United States struck multiple targets inside Iran on Saturday, with the Pentagon saying the strikes answered continued Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Washington pointed to a one-way attack drone that struck the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Ever Lovely earlier in the week. Early Sunday, Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it retaliated with missiles and drones aimed at American bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, with statements also naming sites in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The Guard claimed it destroyed several facilities, though those claims could not be independently verified, and a defense official said there were no American casualties. Tehran says the strikes violate an agreement reached only weeks ago and have halted diplomatic talks. A United Nations maritime agency had already paused operations in the area, saying it would not resume without guarantees of safe passage. Sources: NPR, CNN, Al Jazeera, Reuters.