Iran war day 100: US, Iran trade attacks again, raising tensions

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said it shot down a pair of Iranian drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions as Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi landed in Tehran as part of new diplomatic efforts.

Tehran responded with a salvo of missiles at US allies Bahrain and Kuwait on Saturday, drawing condemnation from the Gulf countries and piling pressure on a shaky ceasefire agreed on April 8.

Weeks of indirect talks marked by tit-for-tat threats and sporadic exchanges of fire have failed to secure a deal to end the conflict or reopen the vital waterway, a chokepoint for Gulf oil and gas shipments.

Moreover, in a parallel conflict in Lebanon, two Lebanese army officers and a soldier were killed in an Israeli strike on a military vehicle in the south, the Lebanese army said.