US-Iran strikes — latest developments

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Iran announced it was again closing the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday and hit Gulf neighbours in retaliation for US strikes, further undermining efforts to salvage Middle East peace efforts.Here are the latest developments:UN chief calls for stop to fightingUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the United States and Iran Sunday to halt their new outbreak of fighting.Kuwait strikesKuwait's defence ministry said that three border posts and an offshore oil platform were attacked, without specifying the origin of the assault.Deadly strikesIranian state media reported Sunday that an employee of a telecommunications company had been killed and two wounded in attacks in the southern province of Hormozgan on the Gulf.Earlier, the Mehr and Tasnim news agencies said overnight strikes had killed an Iranian navy lieutenant in the port of Jask in southern Iran.Iran island hitMore than 10 projectiles struck Iran's Gulf island of Qeshm, state media reported, adding that the targets were military and there had been no casualties.US hit Iran 'very hard': TrumpWe hit them very hard last night, US President Donald Trump told CNN by telephone after US strikes in response to Iran's latest attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.He said the United States and Iran had been close to a deal on Saturday. They were giving up everything, and then all of a sudden two hours after that they hit a ship with a drone. These people, there is something wrong with them, he said.Hormuz traffic 'flowing': USThe US military insisted Sunday that traffic is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, despite Iran's claim to have closed the crucial passage.US forces are positioned and prepared to keep it that way, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on X.Oman summons Iranian ambassadorOman issued a formal protest to the Iranian ambassador following an attack on the country, state media reported -- a rare instance of the sultanate publicly accusing Tehran of targeting its territory.Oman condemned the irresponsible acts, a day after hosting the Iranian foreign minister for talks on the Strait of Hormuz.'Dangerous escalation'Qatar condemned the Iranian attacks against it and its neighbours, calling the barrage a dangerous escalation after three people were wounded there.Hormuz 'more important' than atomic bombsAn adviser to Iran's supreme leader said the Strait of Hormuz was more important than dozens of atomic bombs.This strategic passage is more important than dozens of atomic bombs, and the Islamic Republic of Iran will protect it, Mohsen Rezaee was quoted by the ISNA news agency as saying. Western countries accuse Iran of seeking to create an atomic bomb, but Tehran has insisted its nuclear programme is for peaceful, civilian purposes.Indian missingOman said it had rescued 23 crew members from a commercial vessel after a strike early Sunday hit the vessel off its coast, forcing the crew to abandon ship.India earlier said one of its nationals remained missing after the strike on the Cypriot-flagged GFS Galaxy, which the United States blamed on Iran.Iran 'warning shots'Iran's Revolutionary Guards had said earlier they struck and stopped a ship in the Strait of Hormuz for ignoring repeated instructions to use an approved route, calling the fire warning shots.The US military's Central Command said the vessel had been disabled by fire and damage to its engine room.Jordan hitJordan's army said three Iranian missiles had fallen in several locations across the kingdom, without causing any casualties.Pakistan urges 'restraint'Pakistan's top diplomat called for de-escalation and for all sides to show restraint during a phone call with his Iranian counterpart on Sunday, the foreign ministry said.