US strikes Iran as ceasefire tests patience and asset talks in Qatar

US forces conducted defensive strikes on southern Iran—targeting missile launch sites and mining vessels—during the seven-week ceasefire, while Tehran’s negotiators arrived in Qatar to push a deal to unfreeze Iranian assets and outline Hormuz management. Trump floated a possible concession on destroying Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile under international oversight, and Israel continued strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon as regional tensions rise in parallel with the talks.