A new exchange of strikes between the United States and Iran has affected Kuwait. What the media is writing
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The United States and Iran exchanged attacks, violating the ceasefire. Kuwait and an airport in southern Iran were hit. US President Donald Trump refused to make concessions to Tehran and at the same time threatened Oman if it continued to negotiate with Iran on charges for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. How the media cover what is happening in the Persian Gulf is in the Izvestia digest.
Associated Press: Kuwait claims rocket and drone attacks
Kuwait said it was hit by rocket and drone fire on May 28. The fragile truce in the war with Iran was broken again after the United States launched strikes against Iran, and Tehran said it responded with its own attack. The Kuwaiti military did not provide additional details about what exactly was the target of the attack. Kuwait has been repeatedly shelled by Iran and Iran-backed Shiite militias in Iraq.
Associated Press
The statement by the Kuwaiti military came amid ongoing tension in the Middle East due to the cease-fire and ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Washington, which have not yet led to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed the US attack on Bandar Abbas International Airport in the Strait of Hormuz and said it had retaliated against the airbase from which the attack began. He did not specify the target or whether the attack on Kuwait was directly related to the incident.
Bloomberg: The United States attacked Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz
The United States has attacked Iranian military targets for the second time in a week, and Kuwait has said it has responded to threats from both missiles and drones, underscoring the fragility of the ceasefire and the difficulty of reaching a peace agreement that would restore global energy supplies. According to a U.S. official, U.S. forces shot down four Iranian drones that fired on a merchant ship and hit a launcher near the Strait of Hormuz.
Bloomberg
The official said the attacks were defensive in nature and the ceasefire remains in force. Iran has attacked the American base from which the strikes were carried out, state-run Press TV reported in a message on social media. Kuwait stated that "any explosions that may be heard are the result of enemy targets being intercepted by air defense systems."
Tensions remain high after the United States also killed several Iranian soldiers on May 25 in an attack on ships they said were laying mines near the strait. Iran returned fire on the American planes and claimed to have shot down the drone.
The Washington Post: Trump insists on fulfilling his maximum demands
On May 27, President Donald Trump announced that he would not agree to a "miserable agreement" with Iran, and threatened to launch additional strikes against the country, while exerting pressure on Arab allies to comply with US demands. The president said at a cabinet meeting that he has a strong negotiating position and is not under pressure to conclude a deal. These statements contrasted with comments made by administration officials over the weekend that the Iran deal was "95% ready."
The Washington Post
"We have been doing this for several months now. The Vietnam War lasted 19 years. The Korean War lasted eight years. The Afghan war has been going on for many years," Trump said at a cabinet meeting, answering a question about the timing of the end of the war. Earlier in the meeting, he said: "They all lasted for many, many years. And we've only been participating in it for a few months."
Trump also drew attention to the 13 Americans killed in this war, stressing that this number remains lower than in previous US wars. The president stated that, in his opinion, Iran is "starting to give us what it has," without going into details. Trump also criticized Oman's negotiations with Iran on possible levies on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, saying that "no one will control" the strait and that it will be "open to everyone" as part of the agreement he is promoting.
The Guardian: Trump threatens to blow up Oman over the Hormuz talks
Trump casually threatened to "blow up" Oman if it did not "behave itself" while the United States was trying to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The US president made this threat after reports of negotiations between Iran and Oman on joint charges for the passage of ships through this important waterway, which has been virtually closed since the beginning of the US-Israeli war against Iran.
The Guardian
"They would like to control it," Trump said, stressing that the strait is part of international waters. In an extremely threatening statement, he added: "Oman will behave just like everyone else. Otherwise, we'll have to blow them up. They understand that. They'll be fine."
In addition to Oman's long-standing military and economic ties with the United States, this Persian Gulf country played a mediating role in the conflict and was itself attacked by Tehran. The strait, which normally carries about a fifth of the world's oil reserves, has been blockaded by Iran since late February, triggering a global energy crisis.
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