US and Iran Trade Strikes, Kuwait Comes Under Fire as Diplomacy Drags On
The strikes hit air defences and a US-used base as oil prices rose more than 3%, officials said.
- On Monday, the US military bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after the weekend shootdown of an American MQ-1 drone, while Iran retaliated by targeting a US air base in Kuwait, prompting Kuwait to activate air defenses.
- This escalation occurs amid a three-month war launched by the US and Israel on February 28; despite ceasefire agreements since April, both nations continue sporadic military strikes while diplomatic efforts to secure lasting peace remain stalled.
- The US military's Central Command stated the strikes were "in response to aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a US MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters," as fighter aircraft eliminated Iranian air defenses.
- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei accused Washington on Monday of constantly "shifting its negotiating stance," warning that Tehran views Israeli regional actions as inseparable from US military operations, complicating peace efforts.
- Separately, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered troops deeper into Lebanon to combat Hezbollah, marking the deepest incursion in 26 years; the offensive has displaced more than 1.2 million Lebanese and killed over 3,370 people.
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By Kevin Liptak, Logan Schiciano and Kathleen Magramo, CNN The United States carried out “own defense” attacks in Iran over the weekend, while President Donald Trump returned changes to a proposal for an agreement to extend the existing ceasefire in the region and reopen the Strait of Ormuz. The weekend attacks in Iran targeted Iranian radars and command and control sites, and were a response to “aggressive Iranian actions that included the down…
US and Iran exchange fresh strikes as deadlocked peace talks strain ceasefire
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent A fragile, two-month-old ceasefire between the United States and Iran neared the brink of collapse over the weekend. Both nations traded heavy military strikes while diplomats attempted to negotiate a permanent end to the war. The latest escalation has rippled across the region, pulling in neighboring Gulf states and sending global energy markets into a tailspin. The exchange of fire began fo…
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