U.S. forces carried out new defensive strikes on Iran after President Donald Trump asserted Iran is “negotiating on fumes” and insisted November’s midterm elections in the United States won’t make him

U.S. forces have carried out new defensive strikes on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones.

The US carried out airstrikes on an Iranian military site and imposed new sanctions to prevent Tehran from profiting from vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting the fragility of recent diplomatic momentum.

The US military said it targeted a military site in Bandar Abbas - a strategic port city - and shot down four Iranian attack drones.

The U.S. military on Wednesday conducted its second defensive strike this week against Iran after officials say they observed aggressive activity from the Iranian military. Two U.S. officials told The Associated Press that U.

The attacks in southern Iran prompted Tehran to warn that it would "leave no act of hostility unanswered," complicating negotiations to end the war.

Iran accused the United States of breaching their ceasefire on Tuesday. It warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight US strikes targeting Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats. Newshour hears from a UAE political scientist and from former US state department negotiator Aaron David Miller.

Iran said the U.S. strikes on Iran Monday were a "gross violation" of the fragile cease-fire between the two countries that began on April 8.