Things just got a whole lot messier in the Gulf. Overnight strikes, drones at airports, and a naval blockade — here’s what cbinews.tv is reporting on the latest US-Iran flare-up.

So, the US and Iran are at it again. According to cbinews.tv, the US military carried out what it’s calling “self-defence” strikes on Iran overnight, after a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones were fired at ships and Gulf nations.

US Central Command, or Centcom, says the strikes hit Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Why? They claim it was a direct response to “attempted attacks by Iran across the Middle East.”

Centcom says Iran lobbed two missiles in Kuwait and three at Bahrain. Luckily, they either broke up mid-air or were intercepted. Tehran, for its part, reckons it was retaliating — saying it targeted US bases and helicopters in a “regional country” with its own missiles and drones.

It’s not just military targets though. Kuwait’s foreign ministry confirmed one person was killed and several others injured after drones struck buildings, including Kuwait International Airport. Brig Gen Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, Kuwait’s defence ministry spokesman, didn’t mince his words, calling it “criminal Iranian aggression.” The foreign ministry added that infrastructure and diplomatic missions took damage too.

Centcom says its strike on Qeshm Island went after an Iranian military ground control station. The US also claims it shot down three attack drones Iran had sent toward “civilian mariners that were rightfully transiting regional waters.”

Earlier, the US said it “disabled” an unladen oil tanker heading for Iran. That’s part of the US naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz that kicked off on 13 April. An American aircraft fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of the Botswana-flagged M/T vessel after the crew “ignored repeated warnings,” according to Centcom.

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps isn’t having it. The IRGC warned that “disrupting the security of the Strait of Hormuz will carry a heavy price for the aggressive US military.”

A statement from Iran’s foreign ministry pointed the finger at Kuwait and Bahrain’s leaders, saying they bear “direct and unmistakable responsibility” for the “acts of aggression” last night, AFP reports. Iran has repeatedly gone after targets in both countries, which host US military bases.

All this is happening while ceasefire talks between Washington and Tehran have stalled. A deal to end the conflict failed to move forward over the weekend.

US President Donald Trump told critics to “sit back and relax” this week, claiming Iran “really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good one for the USA.”

CBS News, the BBC’s US partner, reported that Trump has asked for edits to a potential peace deal after meeting senior aides. The tweaks? They’re about the Strait of Hormuz, removing highly enriched uranium from Iran, and a framework to restart talks on Iran’s nuclear programme.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress on Tuesday that negotiators haven’t offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for reopening the strait.

Attribution: cbinews.tv

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