CNN: Iran said it launched retaliatory strikes on American bases in Jordan and Kuwait after the US military said it struck Iran in response to the downing of an Army helicopter. In Bahrain, video geolocated by CNN appears to show a flash of light from the vicinity of a US base.
US President Donald Trump said that Iran will “pay the price” for taking “too long to negotiate a deal,” without specifying further. A source told CNN a Qatari delegation is meeting Iranian negotiators in Tehran in an effort to bridge remaining gaps in a potential agreement with the US…
Iran says 20,000 people left without water after US hits reservoir tanks
The US military’s Central Command said its fighter jets targeted Iranian air defence, ground control stations and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz with “precision munitions”. It described the strikes as a “proportional response” to recent Iranian attacks on US forces and merchant vessels…
US inflation jumped to 4.2% in May, the third consecutive increase since start of Iran war
Before the conflict began, inflation was at 2.4%, but the closure of the strait of Hormuz has affected energy prices…
Three Days of Clashes Show the Iran Conflict Is Entering a Dangerous New Phase
“They’re managing the war, but they’re also trying to set the parameters of the ceasefire and win additional leverage through kinetic strikes,” said Dina Esfandiary, a longtime Iran analyst at Bloomberg Economics. “Despite the fact that neither side wants to continue it, I think both sides are prepared to continue it.”…
The war front that could sink Trump’s negotiations with Iran
President Trump’s push for a sweeping Iran accord keeps colliding with a volatile sideshow: Lebanon, where Israel has continued attacking the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
Iran says the ceasefire with the U.S. must see guns silenced on all fronts, including Lebanon — a position that is a nonstarter for Israel.
Many Israelis fear a U.S.-Iran deal would leave them facing an implacable foe — one that, even without nuclear weapons, could threaten them with missiles or attacks from Iran allies such as Hezbollah…
Netanyahu to run for re-election, his party says, after Trump raises doubts
In a brief statement, Netanyahu’s Likud Party said he would run in the election and, God willing, he would win. The election has not yet been formally announced but must be held by October.
Earlier, ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl posted on X that Trump had told him he did not know if Netanyahu would stand…
How Quiet Oman Landed Itself in Trump’s Cross Hairs
“Sometimes standing in the middle is not easy,” said Abdullah Babood, an Omani academic. “For Washington, it is almost that you are either with us or against us — and Oman doesn’t want to do that.”…