The latest U.S.-Iran exchange is more likely to delay diplomacy than end the ceasefire outright, but repeated clashes around the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf targets and retaliatory strikes would raise the risk of a return to wider hostilities. On May 8, the Emirati Ministry of Defense stated that the country's air defenses had intercepted missile and drone attacks from Iran. The attacks came a day after the United States and Iran exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran launching missiles and drones at three U.S. naval vessels and the United States responding with strikes on Iranian launch sites and small boats. U.S. Central Command said the Iranian launches had been intercepted and caused no damage to U.S. assets, while the full extent of damage from the U.S. strikes against Iran remains unclear. U.S. President Donald Trump downplayed the exchange as "just a love tap" in comments to ABC...
