Iran announced on Wednesday that it had targeted American bases in the Gulf in retaliation for Washington’s strikes against Iranian targets along the Strait of Hormuz, in a new regional conflagration after the destruction of an American helicopter attributed to Tehran.
American President Donald Trump assured Tuesday morning that he was close to a très, très bon accord
to put an end to the hostilities opened on February 28, citing a deadline of two to three days
. But that optimism was dampened later in the day when he announced that a US Apache helicopter had been shot down by Iran and promised an appropriate response.
Early Wednesday, Iran announced attacks on American bases sheltered by Bahrain and Jordan. And in Kuwait, the army said it faced hostile air targets
without specifying their origin.
In Jordan, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted and destroyed four major targets, including groups of F35 fighters at an air base and the US military command center
of Azraq, the Jordanian army announcing having shot down five Iranian missiles.
In Bahrain, fighters from this ideological Iranian army announced that they had carried out a drone attack against the Fifth Fleet
American. Shortly after, the warning sirens sounded in this Gulf country.
The Guardians justified their operation by American attacks carried out during the night on Jask, Sirik and the island of Qeshm, on the southern coast of Iran, in the still blocked Strait of Hormuz. These have damaged a telecommunications tower in Sirik and destroyed two water tanks in the town
they specified.
Iranian media had earlier reported several series of explosions near the strait, a strategic route for the global transport of hydrocarbons.
Donald Trump is seeking to extricate the United States from the conflict with Iran, which is unpopular with the American electorate.
Photo : Getty Images / SAUL LOEB
L’armée américaine y a frappé Iranian air defense installations, ground control posts and surveillance radar sites
near the strait, according to a press release from the Central Command for the Middle East (Centcom) of the American forces.
The American Command presented these strikes as measures de légitime defense
and in a way proportionnée
en réponse à la destruction d’un hélicoptère Apache de l’armée américaine.
It was flying over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday when it was shot down by Iran, according to President Trump.
These new exchanges of fire have caused oil prices to rise again.
A bulk carrier is anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday May 2, 2026.
Photo: Associated Press / Amirhosein Khorgooi
Agreement pending
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi appeared to want to downplay the incident involving the helicopter.
Foreign forces near our territory are constantly exposed to risk […] the best solution is for them to leave
he emphasized on X. We prefer diplomatic language, but we also speak other languages.
After a fragile ceasefire came into force on April 8, reciprocal attacks between Iran and Israel resumed on Sunday and Monday, killing three people, including two soldiers, and injuring 15 people in Iran, according to state television.
Mr. Trump had urged both countries to stop immédiatement
hostilities. The American head of state is seeking to get out of this unpopular conflict in the United States, which he triggered alongside Israel on February 28.
Tehran first announced the end of its military operation against Israel, which then imitated it.
Appel israélien à évacuer Tyr
Iran demands that any agreement with Washington to end the war in the Middle East includes the end of hostilities on the Lebanese front, where its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and Israel have been clashing since March 2.
In southern Lebanon, Tire and its surroundings are relentlessly shelled by the Israeli army.
The bombings left at least 11 dead on Tuesday, according to the Lebanese authorities.
3:26The report by our correspondent Marie-Eve Bédard
For the first time since the start of clashes between Israel and the Shiite movement, the Israeli army called on all residents to evacuate Tyre, including those from the Christian quarter.
The Christian quarter is now 99% empty
a rapporté à l’AFP Walid al-Tawil, du council municipal.
Hezbollah claimed responsibility for new attacks against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon – which did not cause any injuries, according to the Israeli army.
The army also reported having shot dead a man in northern Israel accused of shooting at soldiers after crossing the border from Lebanon.
