Fresh strikes between American forces and Iran have shattered hopes of an imminent re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz. But they do indicate peace talks veering towards a tipping point which could go either way - peace or another bloody all -out war. US forces struck Iranian military targets on the coastal town of Bandar Abbas and Tehran responded with claims it had attacked an American base . The US airstrike was in response to an Iranian attack on a US commercial vessel from four drones- all