Iran warns US after Strait of Hormuz attacks

Iran's top negotiator warns that "we are just getting started" after the US and Iran launched attacks in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the ceasefire "is not over". He also says Iran is attempting "international extortion" in the strait, but "that ends with Project Freedom". We speak to BBC Verify for the latest from the Strait of Hormuz.

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(Photo: A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026. Credit: Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)