Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: TENSIONS remained high between Iran and the United States on May 26, threatening to upend fragile diplomacy efforts as Iranian officials warned of retaliation after American strikes overnight. US forces on May 25 struck missile launch sites in Iran and boats that were trying to place mines, American officials said.
Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said in a written statement that the war with the US had shown that American military bases in the Middle East are no longer safe, while the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it would respond forcefully to any U.S. strikes. Meanwhile, Hezbollah and Israel exchanged new strikes on each other overnight.
