Iran says it targeted a U.S. base in retaliation for the second set of "self-defense strikes" carried out by American forces this week.

The US launched 'self-defense strikes' inside southern Iran on Monday night, escalating tensions in the region as Trump pushes a fragile peace deal.

The U.S. attacked missile launch sites and Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.

Ceasefire under strain as US hits Iranian targets and Trump raises new demands

U.S. Central Command said in a statement it “continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire.”

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Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines.

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Iran says 4 people were killed in what the U.S. military describes as "self-defense strikes," but Rubio says a deal is still possible despite the clash.

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As the U.S. and Iran keep up the bluster but appear ready to de-escalate, Israel expands deadly attacks on the complex war's other front in Lebanon.

The U.S. military reportedly struck a drone control site in southern Iran after shooting down several drones over the Strait of Hormuz in what it said were self-defense strikes.

The U.S. military carried out another round of strikes on Iran, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday, another challenge to a shaky ceasefire between the two…

The US military on Wednesday conducted its second defensive strike this week against Iran after officials said they observed aggressive activity from the Iranian military. This…

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'These actions were measured, purely defensive and intended to maintain the ceasefire,' the official says

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White House dismisses report of draft agreement with Tehran as ‘complete fabrication’

U.S. forces carried out new defensive strikes on Iran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump asserted that Iran is “negotiating on fumes."

US says it shot down struck a ground control station in the port city of Bandar Abbas; Kuwait says it is responding to an "enemy" attack.

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