Main pointsIran’s Revolutionary Guard said it targeted a US airbase after the US military carried out strikes near the Strait of HormuzEarlier, US president Donald Trump rejected a report he was close to a compromise deal with TehranHe also threatened to “blow up” Oman, a long-time US ally, if it fails to “behave”Oil prices, having fallen more than 5 per cent on Wednesday, rebounded after reports of the escalation in hostilities4 minutes agoOne Israeli soldier killed and two injuredThe Israeli Military said a soldier had been killed and two others injured in Northern Israel.7 minutes agoTrump threatens to ‘blow up’ OmanDonald Trump has threatened to “blow up” Oman if it fails to “behave” in a casual aside during a cabinet meeting, as the US scrambles to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.The US president made the threat after reports of talks between Iran and Oman about jointly charging a toll for ships passing through the crucial waterway, which has been all but closed since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran.“The strait is going to be open to everybody,” Trump declared on Tuesday. “Nobody’s going to control it. We’re going to watch over it. We’ll watch over it. But nobody’s going to control it. That’s part of the negotiation that we have.” - Guardian14 minutes agoOil prices increaseOil prices have rebounded after reports of the escalation in hostilities, after falling by five per cent on WednesdayUS crude futures gained more than three per cent, ⁠while stocks fell and the dollar rose. - Reuters15 minutes agoKuwait and Israel responding to hostile activityKuwait, which hosts a large US base, said it was ‌responding to ‌missile ​and drone attacks without saying where the attacks were coming from.Israel also reported sounding sirens regarding hostile aircraft activity in northern Israel. The Israeli Military also said it had begun striking Hizbullah infrastructure in Southern Lebanon. - Reuters21 minutes agoIran targets US base after US drones attack operation near Strait of HormuzIran’s Revolutionary ‌Guard targeted a US airbase on Thursday after the US military carried out what a Washington official said were strikes on an Iranian drone operation near the Strait of Hormuz, hours after president Donald Trump rejected a report he was close to a ​compromise deal with Tehran.The US official told Reuters the military shot down four Iranian attack drones and struck a ground control station in the port city of Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone.“These actions were measured, purely defensive ​and intended to maintain the ceasefire,” the official said. The IRGC said it targeted a US base in response to what it described as an early morning US attack near Bandar Abbas airport, Tasnim news agency reported. The IRGC said it targeted ⁠the US airbase from which the attack on the control station near Bandar Abbas was launched, without identifying the base. - Reuters