Warnings issued amid fragile truce

Tehran, Washington trade threats over Hormuz as UAE reports attacks

Tensions flared across the Middle East on Tuesday as Iran and the United States traded threats over the Strait of Hormuz while the United Arab Emirates came under Iranian missile and drone attacks on Monday, testing a four-week ceasefire despite calls for de-escalation.

Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said in a social media post on Tuesday that the security of shipping and energy transit had been threatened by breaches of a four-week-old truce by the US and its allies.

He warned that Tehran has barely responded to recent provocations amid the ongoing standoff over the vital choke point. "We know full well that the continuation of the status quo is intolerable for America and we have not even started yet," he said.