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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates \u2014 The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

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Back-and-forth attacks, including a day earlier, have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire, but Thursday\u2019s appeared bigger all around, with sirens sounding at least three times in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet headquarters, and missiles targeting Kuwait and Qatar.<\/p>\n

Sirens sounded Thursday afternoon in Jordan as well, where the U.S. has stationed troops and aircraft.<\/p>\n

An Iranian official accused the U.S. of launching an airstrike later Thursday targeting the area around Iran\u2019s sole nuclear power plant, and other explosions were reported elsewhere in the country during the afternoon.<\/p>\n

The strikes came hours after U.S. President Trump said recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of a fragile ceasefire and threatened to escalate the conflict if they didn\u2019t stop. That raised concerns that the region could tip back into a war that would engulf several countries and could halt energy shipments through the strait that are crucial for the global economy.<\/p>\n

In Iran, the two days of American airstrikes have killed at least 14 people and wounded another 78, Iran\u2019s Health Ministry said Thursday – most of those reportedly members of the armed forces.<\/p>\n

In Kuwait, the military said falling debris wounded one person as it shot down three ballistic missiles, a cruise missile and 10 drones. Bahrain said it shot down incoming fire, without elaborating. There was no immediate word of damage in Qatar.<\/p>\n

U.S. strikes hit more targets<\/h3>\n

The U.S. military\u2019s Central Command said it hit some 90 targets across Iran, releasing black-and-white footage of what appeared to be strikes on an airport runway and missile launchers.<\/p>\n

The U.S. said the strikes were intended to \u201cfurther degrade\u201d Iran\u2019s ability \u201cto threaten freedom of navigation\u201d in the strait, through which a fifth of the world\u2019s traded oil and natural gas passed before the war began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n

Attacks on ships – and the threat of them – virtually halted traffic in the waterway during the conflict, causing the price of oil to skyrocket and raising prices on many basic goods, including food, far beyond the region.<\/p>\n

Iranian state media reported explosions in several locations, including Bushehr, home to Iran\u2019s nuclear power plant complex, and southern port cities.<\/p>\n

In Iran\u2019s southwestern Khuzestan province, at least three people were killed Thursday, state media reported. In Iranshahr, authorities said a strike killed a firefighter at an airport. Those fatalities followed the deaths of at least nine members of Iran\u2019s armed forces in Wednesday\u2019s strikes, according to state media. It wasn\u2019t clear when the other death happened and who was killed.<\/p>\n

For the first time since April, U.S. strikes also appeared to target Iranian bridges. State media reported a strike on a railway bridge in Iran\u2019s northeastern Golestan province, and the Revolutionary Guard said two bridges were attacked on the route to Mashhad, where officials plan to bury the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Thursday, the state-run IRNA news agency quoted Ehsan Jahanian, a local official in Bushehr, as accusing the U.S. of striking near Iran\u2019s Bushehr nuclear power plant. He said the strike came around noon, hours after the U.S. military\u2019s Central Command said it had ended its strikes on Iran. Central Command did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

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During the Iran war, several strikes hit in the area around the plant, which is managed by Russian technicians, but caused no damage to the plant itself.<\/p>\n

Trump warns that \u2018it will get much worse\u2019 if attacks on shipping happen again<\/h3>\n

After leaving a NATO summit in Turkey, Trump posted several videos on his social media site of what he said were explosions in Iran and issued another warning to the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is in retribution for yesterday\u2019s bombing of ships by Iran. If it happens again, it will get much worse!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n

Trump said earlier in the day that the latest back-and-forth fighting would not result in \u201clong-term\u201d military action.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnything that happens is going to happen very fast,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

Trump also renewed his past threats to hit Iran\u2019s civilian infrastructure, including electric and desalination plants, and to seize Kharg Island, through which some 90% of Iranian oil exports pass.<\/p>\n

The exchange of fire began after Iran attacked three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The new attacks, despite the ceasefire, could reflect a divide among Iran\u2019s leadership. Hard-liners want to ensure lasting control over the waterway, which is a globally important conduit for fuel shipments and has become a critical lever in confronting the West. Pragmatists want a permanent peace deal to lift international sanctions and provide desperately needed economic relief.<\/p>\n

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a key negotiator in talks seeking a permanent end to the war, was defiant in a post on X on Thursday morning: \u201cAmerica still hasn\u2019t learned that bullying and breaking promises are no longer cost-free. Let me put it plainly: If you strike, you\u2019ll get hit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Strikes raise fears that war could resume<\/h3>\n

Trump fueled concerns that the war could restart by saying Wednesday that the interim agreement to pause the fighting was \u201cover.\u201d He added that he would allow negotiations to continue, though he cast doubt on the outcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can talk, but I think they\u2019re wasting their time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, also a top negotiator, retorted on X that Trump\u2019s remarks \u201care not a sign of power but an admission of the failure\u201d of U.S. policy toward Iran.<\/p>\n

Negotiations to reach a final deal were due to start after the funeral for Khamenei, who was killed in the war\u2019s first moments. The funeral, which ends Thursday, was supposed to be a period of lower tensions.<\/p>\n

The talks are meant to focus on the toughest matters, including fully reopening the strait and rolling back Tehran\u2019s disputed nuclear program.<\/p>\n

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