U.S. and Iranian forces exchange air strikes amid fragile ceasefire conditions, while President Donald Trump says a deal with Iran is near and negotiations remain unsettled. Following the most recent exchange of strikes, described by outlets as among the biggest blows yet to an April ceasefire, Trump tells reporters that additional bombing would keep the Strait of Hormuz closed for months and cost lives. Multiple reports say U.S. Central Command carries out strikes against Iranian-linked targets near the strategic waterway, and Kuwait’s military responds to retaliatory airstrikes. France 24 reports that Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces target a U.S. airbase in Kuwait, and that Iranian drones hit a terminal building in Kuwait, prompting a brief airport shutdown. Kuwait’s health ministry attributes at least one death and dozens of injuries to the incident. Separately, France 24 says the U.S. conducts strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz. Across sources, talks are portrayed as stalling: Trump rejects reports of a near compromise and indicates the U.S. is not ready to discuss easing sanctions, while other issues, including Lebanon-related factors, remain part of the negotiation uncertainty.