Gulf braces for Iran's response as US strikes shake peace talks

Tehran has vowed a "far more severe" response beyond the region after overnight US strikes on missile sites and boats planting mines in southern Iran, even as both sides say negotiations toward a Hormuz deal are still on.

• United States struck Iranian missile facilities in southern Iran
• Iran vowed a severe response extending beyond the region
• Negotiations for a Hormuz Strait deal remain ongoing
• High tensions and military escalation in the Gulf region