US military carries out fresh strikes on Iran, prompting Iran attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain

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The US military conducted fresh strikes on Iran in response to an earlier assault on cargo ships transiting a strategic strait. Iran retaliated with attacks against Kuwait and Bahrain, escalating regional tensions.

The latest round of attacks, which the US said was carried out in response to Tuesday’s assault on three cargo ships transiting the strait, came hours after President Donald Trump said he believed an interim ceasefire with Iran to be “over.”