US strikes Iran, drawing retaliatory attack on American base
An Iranian man walks past an image of former and the current Iranian supreme leaders, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L), Ali Khamenei and his son current leader Mojtaba Khamenei (R), at Imam Khomeini Mosque (Mosalla) during a commemoration for those killed in former wars and also those killed during the latest US-Israel led war, in Tehran on May 24, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) /
The United States struck southern Iran on Thursday, drawing retaliation from Tehran against a U.S. military base, in the most serious clashes since an April ceasefire began.
The fighting, which drew in U.S. ally Kuwait, threatened to jettison a fragile diplomatic push to forge a peace agreement and open the Strait of Hormuz, which has become a key point of contention in efforts to formally end the war.
The fresh fighting appeared to begin when Iranian forces fired at four ships attempting to cross the Strait, state broadcaster IRIB reported on Thursday.
