Eric Schmitt

Two U.S. officials said Iran launched drones near American ships, sent speedboats to mine the Strait of Hormuz, and stepped up activity at some of its missile sites.

Tensions remained high between Iran and the United States on Tuesday, threatening to upend fragile diplomacy efforts as Iranian officials warned of retaliation after U.S. strikes overnight.

Israeli strikes killed at least 31 people in Lebanon on Tuesday, the country’s health ministry said, as Israel intensified attacks against Hezbollah. The fighting cast further doubt on fragile negotiations to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

One person was killed in the U.S. military’s 58th strike against vessels it accused of smuggling drugs.

President Trump summoned top officials to the White House amid Iran talks, primary victories and faltering popularity with voters.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military conducted an airstrike on Tuesday against a vessel it accused of smuggling drugs, killing one person and leaving two survivors in the eastern Pacific, U.S.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps did not say which base it had targeted early Thursday, after U.S. strikes in the country’s south. The exchanges threaten a fragile cease-fire.

The deal is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to press Latin American countries to agree to joint operations inside their borders.

President Trump’s pendulum swings on Iran have often seemed driven by mood and moment rather than any discernible strategy.

U.S. Central Command has helped around 70 commercial ships pass through the strait in the last three weeks, an official said.