U.S. Strikes Iranian Military Targets; Iran Launches Ineffective Attacks

The United States conducted strikes on Iran and Iran launched a retaliatory attack on a U.S. military base in Kuwait, according to AFP and France 24 reporting. The exchange marked the most serious clash between the two countries since an April ceasefire began.

Al-Monitor reported that the strikes rattled ongoing efforts to negotiate an end to the war and open the vital Strait of Hormuz. The latest exchange came as violence on the war’s Lebanese front escalated sharply after Israel declared much of the country’s south a combat zone.

France 24 correspondent Kethevane Gorjestani provided additional reporting on the sequence of events.