Donald Trump says U.S. strikes were retaliation for "the Iranians’ failed attempt" to lay sea mines

President Donald Trump said the latest U.S. strikes against Iran were payback for Tehran’s unsuccessful effort to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz and for eight missiles it fired at an American base in Jordan. The attacks are part of an escalating cycle: Washington hit Iranian targets Sunday, Iran then struck U.S. forces in Jordan and the UAE, and projectiles hit two oil tankers. More U.S. strikes followed Tuesday, including near the strait and on an airport in Kerman. The Iranian Red Crescent said shrapnel from a U.S. missile killed four people at a wedding in Kuhestak. Iran’s military reported launching missiles at bases in Jordan, drones at Bahrain, and strikes in Kuwait and Iraqi Kurdistan. The fighting follows U.S.-Israeli attacks that killed Iran’s supreme leader and the collapse of a ceasefire. Iran’s president voiced openness to diplomacy while warning against U.S. threats.