Fragile Mideast ceasefire faces fresh test as US, Iran trade strikes
Tehran said on June 28 it carried out a third day of retaliatory strikes against U.S. attacks on Iranian territory, as both accused the other of violating their fragile ceasefire, straining negotiations meant to end the Middle East war.
The exchanges underscored the fragility of a Pakistan-brokered peace process aimed at ending a war launched by the United States and Israel in February, which disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and rattled global energy markets.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on June 28 they were taking measures to control traffic in the vital Strait of Hormuz and that violating vessels would be dealt with more firmly than before.
The IRGC said they also carried out retaliatory strikes on eight U.S. military facilities in Kuwait and a naval base Bahrain.
