The United States and Israel carry out air strikes targeting Iranian vessels and drone-related sites near the Strait of Hormuz while US-Iran negotiations proceed, according to multiple reports. Bloomberg reports that US and Israeli jets strike a number of Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and that the actions come hours after President Donald Trump says talks with Tehran over an interim deal are progressing and will “work out well.” Another Bloomberg piece notes that Trump portrays the talks as continuing rapidly even as Iran threatens to suspend negotiations, citing Israel’s actions in Lebanon. Separately, Reuters, cited by Al-Monitor, reports that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it targets a US airbase after the US conducts strikes described by a Washington official as targeting an Iranian drone operation near the Strait of Hormuz. The Reuters report also says Trump dismisses a claim that he is close to a compromise deal with Iran. Across the outlets, the central elements are renewed military activity near the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing, publicly discussed negotiations for an interim agreement, amid escalating rhetoric and operational risk.