U.S. Bombs Iranian Radar Sites, Intercepts Two Iranian Missiles Targeting U.S. Forces in Kuwait

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that talks with Iran were continuing at a "rapid pace," even after a report from Tasnim that Tehran had suspended indirect negotiations with the United States.

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Trump told NBC News, "They haven't informed us of that," after the report that Iran was halting indirect negotiations following Israel ordered troops to push deeper into Lebanon.

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The same day, the United States said it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend, and Iran then said it targeted American soldiers in Kuwait with missiles that the U.S. said it shot down.

The AP said the nominal ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. has been repeatedly tested with back-and-forth attacks as officials try to negotiate an end to the war.

In Kuwait, the U.S. said it intercepted two Iranian ballistic missiles targeting American forces based in Kuwait late Sunday, with CENTCOM adding that no American personnel were harmed.

Trump said in a social media post that he had a "very productive call" with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu and that Israeli troops would not be going into Beirut, while he also posted that Hezbollah agreed that "all shooting will stop."

The BBC reported that the strikes marked the latest exchange after negotiations on a deal to end their months-long war failed to advance over the weekend, with U.S. media reporting Trump had requested changes to the text.

BBC

In Kuwait, the Kuwaiti military said its air defenses were "currently confronting hostile missile and drone attacks," and Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry later condemned the Iranian attacks as a "dangerous escalation" while asserting the country’s right to take necessary measures.

CENTCOM said its "self-defence strikes" on Iranian radar and command and control sites for drones over the weekend were in response to "aggressive Iranian actions" that included the shootdown of a U.S. MQ-1 drone over international waters.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said the U.S. strikes were a violation of the ceasefire, while the IRGC said it targeted a base it claimed the U.S. had used to strike a communications tower on Sirik Island.

The AP said Iran maintained its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global energy supplies and driving up the price of fuel around the world, with far-reaching consequences.

“US says it struck Iranian radar sites as Iran targets American forces in Kuwait The US has said it hit Iranian military sites over the weekend while Tehran said it responded by targeting a US base, marking the third escalation in a week around the Strait of Hormuz”

BBC

The AP reported that only 36 ships transited the waterway in the seven days leading up to Friday, compared with an average of more than 130 ships per day before the war began, and that a fifth of all the world’s traded oil and natural gas once passed through the strait.

The AP added that the closure has put pressure on chemical fertilizer and generated fears of food shortages, noting that the Gulf region produces 30% of globally traded chemical fertilizers.

In the diplomatic track, the BBC said Trump met with advisers on Friday to make a "final determination" about a framework for extending the ceasefire, but the meeting concluded without clarity on the next steps.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told reporters in Islamabad that any temporary understanding between Washington and Tehran must be followed by deeper talks about Tehran’s nuclear stockpile and other critical issues, while the BBC said Iran’s chief negotiator said Tehran would not agree to any deal unless Iranian rights were fully secured.