Key Takeaways

• CENTCOM confirms strikes: The U.S. military hit radar and command sites in Goruk and Qeshm island over the weekend, citing “self-defense” after a U.S. drone was shot down.
• IRGC retaliates: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they attacked a U.S. base used to stage strikes on southern Iran.
• Kuwait intercepted attacks: Kuwaiti air defenses intercepted missile and drone strikes on Monday.
• Ceasefire under strain: The latest exchanges mark a further deterioration in an already tenuous U.S.-Iran truce.
• Trump’s optimism: The president said on Sunday that “Iran really wants to make a deal” and “it will all work out well in the end.”
• No deal confirmed: Neither side has officially confirmed an agreement; Trump did not specify whether talks were ongoing or a deal was close.
• Nuclear sticking point: Reports suggest Washington is demanding Iran hand over its enriched uranium — a key point of contention.
• Hormuz still blocked: Iran continues to restrict the strait carrying a fifth of global oil and gas, while the U.S. maintains its naval blockade.
• Oil rises: Crude prices climbed on expectations of continued supply disruptions.
• Markets mixed: U.S. stock futures pointed higher, European equities floated around flat, while South Korean and Japanese shares gained.

U.S. Central Command said on Monday it had struck Iranian radar and command sites over the weekend, with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stating it attacked a U.S. base in retaliation.

The strikes — the latest in a string of exchanges since last week — came even as U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Iran “really wants to make a deal” to end their more than three-month-old conflict.

Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a social media post it had attacked sites in Goruk and Qeshm island over the weekend, claiming the strikes were carried out in “self-defense” — specifically in response to the shooting down of a U.S. drone in the region.

Separately, the IRGC said on Monday it had attacked a U.S. base used to stage attacks on southern Iran. While the IRGC did not specify which base it had struck, Kuwait said it had intercepted missile and drone attacks on Monday.

The recent attacks marked a further straining of an already tenuous ceasefire between the United States and Iran, after the two sides traded sporadic strikes over the past week.

Trump Claims Iran Wants a Deal

Still, hopes remain that both sides will eventually forge a peace agreement. Trump said in a social media statement late on Sunday that “Iran really wants to make a deal” and that it will “all work out well in the end.”

But he did not specify whether talks were ongoing or whether a comprehensive deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz was close. Trump and other officials have repeatedly asserted that a deal may be imminent, despite a recent flare-up in military tensions.

While U.S. and Iranian officials said indirect negotiations were ongoing, neither side had officially confirmed a deal. Media reports have suggested that the two countries remain at odds over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, with Washington demanding in particular that Tehran hand over its enriched uranium holdings.

Iran has continued to block the Strait of Hormuz — a vital waterway for a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas — while the U.S. has maintained a naval blockade of Iranian ports. Oil prices rose on Monday amid expectations of continued supply disruptions.

U.S. stock market futures pointed higher, while equities in Europe floated around both sides of the flatline. Shares in South Korea and Japan gained.