War Secretary Hegseth Warns Iran Has Missiles That Can Strike London

The present diplomatic impasse is occurring in the context of a precarious cessation of hostilities that has been in place since April 8.

This fragile truce was initiated in response to a series of military attacks against Iran by the United States and Israel on February 28.

Tehran initiated retaliatory strikes against Gulf nations that hosted American military detachments in the immediate aftermath of those attacks.