Gulf hostilities flared anew on Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged Kuwait's international airport and missiles were launched at Bahrain.The US also carried out strikes on Qeshm, an Iranian near the Strait of Hormuz, pushing the fragile ceasefire between the warring countries to the brink.Donald Trump insisted that peace talks were still ongoing, after Tehran said an exchange of messages to reach a deal to end the war halted a few days ago.The US president disputed the claim, writing on Truth Social on Wednesday morning: 'The conversations between us have been going on continuously, including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today.'Defence Ministry spokesperson Brig. Gen. Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi said that 'a number of hostile drones' had targeted Kuwait International Airport's passenger building, severely damaging the building and injuring 'a number of individuals'. At least one person was killed during the attack. Bahrain's Defence Ministry said its military had intercepted and destroyed three missiles and a number of drones fired by the Islamic Republic at the Gulf island country. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it had targeted the headquarters of the US Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain and another country in its attack, without naming Kuwait. It said it launched its attack in response to the US firing a missile into the engine room of an oil tanker that was trying to reach Iran, despite the American blockade imposed on April 13. Defence Ministry spokesperson Brig. Gen. Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi said that 'a number of hostile drones' had targeted Kuwait International Airport's passenger building, severely damaging the building and injuring 'a number of individuals' Debris burns on the ground in a parking lot following missile and drone attacks, in Sabah Al Nasser, Kuwait, June 3 Kuwait says Iranian attack targeting its international airport killed at least one person and wounded othersThe latest exchange of fire began when US Central Command said it attacked an unladen tanker – Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie – on Tuesday, which was trying to go through the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.Centcom said aircraft launched a missile to disable the tanker's engine, as it traversed through international waters toward Iran’s Kharg Island after the crew ignored multiple warnings over 24 hours.Shortly after, Kuwait’s military said its air defences were intercepting missile and drone attacks and urged civilians 'not to approach or touch any debris, shrapnel, or unidentified objects that may result from intercepting hostile aerial targets'. The US military said two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell ​short or broke apart ​en route, and three missiles launched ‌at ⁠Bahrain were intercepted by US and Bahraini forces. Centcom reported destroying three Iranian one-way attack drones that it said had been launched toward civilian vessels traveling through regional waters.It later added that it defended against a fresh wave of drones targeting US forces in Kuwait and that no personnel were harmed. The US also carried out 'self-defence' strikes on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island, following 'attempted attacks by Iran across the Middle East'.The IRGC warned that 'disrupting the security of the Strait of Hormuz will carry a heavy price for the aggressive US military'. It described the American strike as a 'brazen and blatant aggression' and claimed missile launches targeting Kuwait were a response to the operation on Qeshm. 'We had previously warned that in case of aggression, the response would be different and more severe, and we acted accordingly,' the Guard Corps said in a statement.Qeshm Island occupies a critical position near the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important shipping chokepoints through which a significant percentage of global oil supplies pass each day. The US military said two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell ​short or broke apart ​en routeThe attacks marked one of the more severe tests yet of a fragile April 8 ceasefire, that has largely held despite sporadic strikes after more than a month of war sparked by the US and Israeli attack on Iran. 'In light of Iran's repeated aggression against the sisterly states of Kuwait and Bahrain, a firm, unified, and cohesive Gulf stance is imperative,' UAE presidential advisor Anwar Gargash posted on social media.'This aggression does not just target one country, it targets us all.'Kuwait's Ministry of Defence spokesman Brigadier General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan described the airport strikes as 'criminal Iranian aggression which resulted in significant material damage to the building and injuries'.Al-Atwan did not say how many people were hurt but said those wounded had received medical care.Kuwait's state news agency Kuna said the civil aviation authority had suspended air traffic and transferred arriving flights to alternative airports after 'Terminal One came under Iranian attacks causing casualties and damage'.Iran's Revolutionary Guards did not confirm they had targeted the airport.But a statement said that, in response to a US attack 'their air base and helicopters located in one of the countries in the region, as well as the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet, were attacked by missiles and drones from the IRGC Aerospace Force'.Kuwait's international airport was targeted several times during the war, and had only fully resumed operations on June 1.The military adviser to Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday warned of more missile and drone strikes should the US renew its attacks on Iran.'Every shot fired and every attack will be met with a deluge of missiles and drones,' Mohsen Rezaei posted on X, adding that 'the aggressor will swiftly be punished'. The US military fired a Hellfire missile at a tanker heading toward Iran as part of a blockade being imposed by President Trump Centcom said aircraft launched a missile to disable the tanker's engine, as it traversed through international waters toward Iran’s Kharg Island after the crew ignored multiple warnings over 24 hoursThe Islamic Republic accused Kuwait and Bahrain of allowing the US to use their territory to launch attacks on an Iranian tanker and the strategic island of Qeshm.'The foreign ministry... condemns the colonialist use by the United States of the territory and infrastructure of countries in the region to advance its aggressive plans against Iran, and emphasises the direct and unmistakable responsibility of the leaders of Kuwait and Bahrain for last night's acts of aggression,' a statement said.Iran's Fars and Tasnim news agencies, both believed to be close to the Guard, reported that Tehran's negotiators have stopped communicating with ceasefire mediators, as tensions flared in Israel's separate but related fight against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon.A regional official involved in the mediation, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the talks, told AP that Iran had not communicated at all on Tuesday after saying that a ceasefire needed to be enforced in Lebanon for negotiations to continue.Trump dismissed the claims on Truth Social, writing: 'Fake News Reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the U.S.A., stopped speaking a few days ago are false and erroneous.'The war with Iran is increasingly tied to Israel's war in LebanonIsraeli forces have moved deeper into Lebanon than at any time in over a quarter of a century - despite a nominal ceasefire in place between Israel and Hezbollah.Iran insists that any larger potential truce in the war there must also quell the fighting in Lebanon.Trump could potentially push Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt or slow the advance of his forces, but Israel and the US maintain that the fighting in Lebanon is separate from the Iran war talks.