US strikes Iran, drawing retaliatory attack on American base

28/05/2026 09:01 France 24

The United States struck southern Iran on Thursday, drawing retaliation from Tehran against a US military base, in the most serious clashes since an April ceasefire began. The fighting, which drew in US ally Kuwait, threatened to jettison a fragile diplomatic push to forge a peace agreement and open the Strait of Hormuz, which has become a key point of contention in efforts to formally end the war. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.

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