US forces shoot down Iranian attack drones, source says

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President Donald Trump had warned ⁠Iran earlier against firing more drones at ships ⁠attempting to transit the Strait

Iran’s IRGC say they targeted US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain after American strikes

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In a statement, the IRGC warns of “a more severe response” if what it describes as US “aggression” continues

Iran and Israel say they have halted strikes on each other for now

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The most direct ‌confrontation between the two countries since April threatened to wreck Washington’s efforts to reach an agreement with Tehran to end their more than three-month-old war

Iran halting indirect talks with US over Israel’s Lebanon incursion: state media

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The move poses a further obstacle to hopes of a swift end to the crisis.Tehran’s demands for the lifting of sanctions and the release of tens of billions of dollars