The US military announced fresh "self-defense" attacks on Iran after the downing of an Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz. DW has more.

Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday, all but derailing a brittle two-month ceasefire.

Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey and Egypt, have been working to help bridge differences between the U.S. and Iran and encourage efforts aimed at reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

The web of fractious alliances and dysfunctional ceasefires shows how destabilised the region remains.

Israel and Iran exchanged strikes late Sunday and early Monday, marking the biggest escalation in direct fighting since the U.S.-Iran cease-fire took hold in April.

The U.S. military reported that it shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones headed toward the Strait of Hormuz overnight Saturday local time, while seven ballistic missiles fired at Kuwait and Bahrain were largely intercepted as well.

President Donald Trump vows U.S. response after Iran shot down an Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz. Peter Doocy reports on the incident and drone rescue of two pilots. U.S. Marine Corps Maj.