US, Iran trade new strikes in fight over Hormuz strait

The United States and Iran traded strikes on Thursday for the second day running as Washington and Tehran battled over the strategic Strait of Hormuz. US forces said the latest attacks against Iran were aimed at "their ability to threaten the freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz", citing recent strikes against commercial ships in the waterway.

The Iranian army later said it had targeted sites in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar with one-way attack drones as part of its attacks on US bases in the Gulf, state TV reported.