Nigeria, June 3 -- The ceasefire between the US and Iran now hangs in the balance as both countries exchange strikes, increasing tension in the region.

On Wednesday morning, Iran launched missiles at a US base in Kuwait. The attack affected Kuwait's airport. It led to the death of one Indian national and injured about 60 other people.

Iran's attack on Kuwait was a response to a US missile strike on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island, near the Strait of Hormuz.

The US also attacked a Botswana-flagged oil tanker heading toward an Iranian port on Kharg Island. According to the Central Command, the ship did not comply with the US blockade of Iranian ports.

Iran, in response, struck the Gulf states of Kuwait and Bah...