US says it struck Iranian radar sites as Kuwait reports missile and drone attacks

The US said it struck Iranian military sites over the weekend. US Central Command (Centcom) said it launched "self-defence strikes" in response to "aggressive Iranian actions", which it said included a US drone being shot down over international waters. Meanwhile Kuwait said its air defence system was "confronting hostile missile and drone attacks" without providing further detail.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had targeted an air base used by US forces for an attack on southern Iran, without specifying the location. Centcom said US fighters struck the Iranian military's air defences, a ground control station and two drones in the city of Goruk, near Iran's southern coast, and Qeshm, an island in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC said it targeted the airbase which the US had used to carry out the strikes on its communications tower on Sirri Island in the Gulf, around 40 miles (65km) from Iran's southern coastline. No American personnel were injured in the attacks, the military said.

Trump urged his critics to "sit back and relax" in a post on Truth Social early on Monday, saying it would "all work out well in the end". He said Iran "really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good one for the USA". Iran's chief negotiator said on Sunday that Tehran would not agree to any deal unless Iranian rights were fully secured. Iran's military added that its response would be "completely different" if US aggression was "repeated", according to IRGC remarks reported by Iran's semi-official Fars news agency. While a ceasefire came into effect on 8 April, Trump has repeatedly suggested the