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US base in Kuwait. A drone also hit the country’s international airport, killing one person, but Iran has denied responsibility for that attack
attacks as a “proportional response” to the downing of the helicopter, whose two crew members were rescued. The US said it had hit Iranian air defences, ground control stations and radar sites. Iran
attacks are the start of [a full week of strikes](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/clyengg72pgt) and are a response to a "repeated violation" of a ceasefire agreed on 17 April between the US, Israel and Iran
response to his peace proposal, calling it “stupid”. Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Iranian forces are ready to retaliate if attacked, warning the US
US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28. Despite Trump’s announcement, oil prices have [failed to ease](/economy/2026/5/4/oil-prices-flat-as-trumps-plan-for-strait-of-hormuz-fails-to-move-markets) as the international benchmark Brent crude was essentially flat on Monday morning. In response
attack drones that had been launched by Iran “towards civilian mariners that were rightfully transiting regional waters”, CENTCOM said. ## US rejects claims CENTCOM said its strikes in response
attacked it, an unnamed US official told CBS News, the BBC's US partner. The semi-official Iranian Mehr News Agency reported that Iran had not claimed responsibility
US Eastern time (21:00 GMT). “The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression,” it wrote. Wednesday’s attack
Iran has effectively closed in response to US and Israeli attacks. The increase in jet fuel
US and the UAE against being drawn into a “quagmire”. Iran’s state television said military officials had confirmed they attacked the UAE on Monday in response
Iran. Trump has blocked the Strait of Hormuz in response to US and Israeli attacks
Iran’s response to a new attack. He said a new US attack would mean
response to these attacks near Beirut. ## War diplomacy - **Israel defends attacks on Iran:** The Israeli ambassador to the US
Iran closed the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/8/as-us-and-iran-weigh-peace-deal-stranded-seafarers-wait-in-limbo) in response to US-Israeli attacks, restricting passage
response to "aggressive Iranian actions", which included a US drone being shot down over international waters. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had targeted an air base used by US forces
response to the US and Israel launching attacks on the country on February 28. A naval blockade of Iranian ports by the Trump administration, despite the ceasefire deal, has heightened tensions. The US and Iran
response to recent attacks on US forces and international commercial ships transiting regional waters”, including the downing of a US Apache attack helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Iran
response to the war in Ukraine, but also the recent US attack on Iran. Photograph
US said a deal with Iran would be signed on Sunday. Israel said the attack was in response
US military said it had destroyed six of Iran’s small boats in response to Iranian attacks