The strikes come as Iran has denied that ceasefire talks with the U.S. are taking place, while Trump pushed back against reports of a breakdown

The conflict between the United States and Iran escalated again after Iranian missile and drone attacks targeted US-linked facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, causing damage at Kuwait International Airport and prompting fresh American strikes on Iranian military positions.

The U.S. Central Command has spoken out after Iran's IRGC it attacked the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain with missiles and drones.

Rubio added that the Trump administration has not offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for opening the Strait of Hormuz, with any relief being conditional on nuclear agreements.

The U.S. has been "highly successful" in achieving its military objectives in Iran, but the country continues to field a robust drone arsenal, Rubio said.

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On the weekend of May 31, the US armed forces conducted strikes on Iranian radar and command-and-control installations after an Iranian missile downed a US MQ-1 drone flying over international waters in the Persian Gulf.

The US and Iran exchanged strikes over the weekend after the Islamic Republic shot down an American drone — testing the limits of the cease-fire in the three-month war. Tehran retaliated by launching attacks on a US base in Kuwait.