Efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without Iran's direct oversight sparked the days of crossfire and have imperiled the talks for a lasting ceasefire.

Iran’s missile and drone attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait, US retaliatory strikes, and rising Hormuz tensions put the fragile Middle East ceasefire at risk.

Iran has again launched drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait in response to new U.S. airstrikes