Ceasefire test intensifies as U.S.-Iran strike exchange amid Trump’s peace timeline

The United States and Iran carried out tit-for-tat strikes overnight—U.S. forces hit an Iranian launch site in Bandar Abbas after downing five drones, Iran retaliated by targeting a U.S. base in Kuwait—testing a fragile ceasefire and complicating ongoing negotiations for a broader peace deal tied to Iran’s nuclear program. President Trump said there’s no pressure to strike a deal, and oil prices rose amid the flare‑up.