Iran claims the U.S. breached the peace deal amid mutual exchanges of fire.

Iran accused the United States of breaching the peace agreement intended to end the Middle East conflict after Washington launched airstrikes on Iranian territory and Tehran retaliated with attacks on U.S. targets in the Gulf.

The exchange of hostilities followed Washington’s claim earlier in the week that Tehran had struck a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns about keeping the vital waterway open while both sides negotiate a comprehensive final deal.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the latest American strikes, aimed at Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar installations, were a response to “unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces” that “clearly violated the ceasefire.”

Iran condemned the attacks after its Revolutionary Guards launched retaliatory strikes.

“These brutal attacks, which targeted Iranian coastal surveillance facilities, are a blatant violation” of the memorandum of understanding to end the war, the Iranian foreign ministry said.

The Guards said they had struck U.S. sites in the Gulf region in retaliation and that “if the aggression is repeated, our response will be broader than this,” according to a Telegram post by state TV.

Bahrain’s foreign ministry said the country was targeted by several Iranian drones early Saturday, condemning the attacks and accusing Tehran of “sabotaging peace efforts.”

On the U.S. strikes, Iranian state television, citing a reporter in the southern city of Sirik, said an explosion was heard at a pier there late Friday. It quoted a military source saying a “projectile impact” in the area caused the blast.

“Sirik Port is operating normally, and no damage has been reported to its equipment or facilities,” Mehr news agency later said.

CENTCOM described the operation as “a powerful response to yesterday’s attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”

U.S. President Donald Trump had earlier denounced what he described as an Iranian drone strike on the vessel, saying “this is a foolish violation of our ceasefire agreement.”

Vice President J.D. Vance issued a direct warning, posting on X that “violence will be met with violence” if Iran carries out any further attacks.

Iran has warned vessels not to enter or leave the Gulf through the strait without permission, but ships have continued to move, some using a route not authorised by Tehran.

Despite the latest flare‑up, oil prices have fallen sharply on hopes that traffic through Hormuz—a strategic waterway that normally handles about a fifth of the world’s oil and gas exports—will continue to recover.

– Lebanon framework –

Israel and Lebanon hailed an agreement signed Friday with the U.S. to pave a way toward peace on their front in the war, although Iran‑backed Hezbollah warned the deal would thwart plans to resolve the broader conflict.

The agreement— which includes a pilot effort in which Lebanese soldiers take control of two areas occupied by Israel, as well as a process aimed at disarming Hezbollah— is the result of five rounds of talks in the U.S. capital.

At a Washington signing ceremony, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, flanked by Israeli and Lebanese envoys, said the trilateral accord “begins to put in place a framework for lasting peace and security.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the framework as a victory against Iran, which argues the Lebanon front is inseparable from the wider war and should be resolved as part of U.S.–Iran talks.

He said the agreement would allow the Lebanese army to return to two “pilot areas” in southern Lebanon, but that Israeli forces would remain in their security zone until Hezbollah is disarmed. Displaced civilians would be prevented from returning.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun welcomed the unpublished framework as a “first step” toward civilians returning home “under the sovereignty of the Lebanese state.”

But Hezbollah supporters took to the streets of Beirut late Friday to protest the agreement.

– Nuclear safeguards –

The U.N. nuclear watchdog has warned that any final U.S.–Iran settlement would need strong safeguards to ensure Tehran does not build a nuclear weapon.

Iran’s nuclear programme remains a central sticking point, with Tehran and Washington giving conflicting accounts of whether inspectors will regain access to the Islamic republic’s facilities.

“The government of Iran has declared quite clearly that this is not their intention,” International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said Friday of developing nuclear weapons.

“But of course intentions are not enough. We have to have a very strong verification system in place… as soon as is practicable.”

The interim agreement says Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium should be “downblended” under IAEA supervision.