Iran escalates tension with the United States and allies amid negotiations and missile strikes

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman İsmail Bekayi said that renewed negotiations with the United States are possible only if Iran’s national interests are respected, emphasizing that the country will protect its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and will not permit its use against Iran’s security. At the same time, Iran launched missile attacks that were intercepted over Jordan; three missiles were downed with no casualties reported. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard announced a series of strikes on U.S. facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, claiming destruction of radars, air‑defence systems and unmanned‑air‑vehicle hangars. Separate reports described two oil tankers exploding in the southern Hormuz corridor, with crews evacuated and fires extinguished. U.S. officials later claimed roughly 100 American service members were injured in Iranian attacks across the region, most injuries described as minor. Iran also accused the United States and Israel of a plot to fragment the country, saying Turkey’s diplomatic actions blocked the scheme. The heightened confrontation includes statements from U.S. President Donald Trump threatening retaliation and Iranian officials declaring the nation is engaged in a “full‑scale war.”