Iran and US report new wave of air strikes in Gulf

Washington and Tehran targeted each other's military facilities around the Strait of Hormuz. Iran and US report new wave of air strikes in Gulf Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. The Strait of Hormuz remains blocked as attacks continue despite ceasefire negotiations Air strikes resumed between the US and Iran over the weekend as each side claimed to have hit military targets near the Strait of Hormuz. The US Central Command (Centcom) said it conducted "self-defense strikes on Iranian radar and command and control sites for drones in Goruk, Iran and Qeshm Island this weekend". Meanwhile, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had targeted an air base used by US forces in retaliation, but did not say where. Earlier US media reported President Donald Trump had requested "edits" to the latest terms of a proposal that could lead to a peace deal, and there was no sign of a breakthrough. The US said its strikes on Saturday and Sunday were in response to "aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a U.S. MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters". In a post on X, Centcom said US fighters struck the Iranian military's air defences, a ground control station and two drones that it said "posed a clear threat to ships transiting through regional waters". No American servicemen or women were injured in the attacks, the military said. The IRGC said it struck the airbase which the US had used to carry out the strikes on its communications tower on Sirri Island in the Gulf, around 40 miles (65km) from Iran's southern coastline. Iran's military added that its response would be "completely different" if US aggression was "repeated", according to IRGC remarks reported by Iran's semi-official Fars news agency. Kuwait's military said it was "confronting hostile missile and drone attacks" using its air-defence systems, but did not specify where the interceptions were occurring. Tehran targeted an air base in Kuwait last week in response to earlier US air strikes, which it said were conducted to prevent Iranian boats and missile strikes from laying mines around the shipping channel. While a ceasefire came into effect on on 8 April, Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that the US and Iran were close to a permanent deal and that negotiations were progressing, but so far no formal agreement has been reached. The latest iteration of the deal included a 60-day cessation of violence, a call to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and a framework to reopen negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, according to the BBC's US partner CBS News. Approximately one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments usually pass through the Gulf shipping channel, with the de facto trade embargo placing upward pressure on fuel prices around the world. On Sunday, Trump requested changes to an existing deal, which Iran dismissed as "speculation". , which Iran dismissed as "speculation". No deal announced after Trump meeting to make 'final determination' on Iran In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, A U.S. Sailor signals to an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 87, on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while operating in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 2, 2026 in the Mediterranean Sea. Iran says it targeted American base after fresh US strikes A black F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet turns through a clear blue sky. US launches new strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats Trump's former vice-president, who was targeted by rioters during the January 6 riots, says the fund that could potentially compensate them is a "bad idea". Trump suggests holding a "Make America Great Again" rally instead after most headliners drop out of White-House-linked event. Police say Jing S Dong was driving a tour bus in a "criminally negligent manner" when he plowed into cars and killed five people. Analysts told BBC Verify that Tehran's strikes were more extensive than publicly acknowledged. Hasnain Jafer says his time spent in Israeli custody was "harrowing". The requested changes are related to the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of highly enriched uranium, according to US media. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls the capture of the strategic fortress a "decisive shift" in Israel's campaign against Hezbollah, as European governments criticise the escalation. Performers Young MC, Poison frontman Bret Michaels and country singer Martina McBride raised concerns the event will be political.