Hopes for an imminent resolution to the conflict in the Middle East faded on Tuesday as Iran accused the US of a “gross violation” of the ceasefire agreement after Washington struck boats it claimed were attempting to lay mines as well as missile launch sites.
Iran’s foreign ministry said US strikes in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, where Iranian media reported sounds of explosions early on Tuesday, undermined the fragile truce agreement, as the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) insisted they retained a right to retaliate.
