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7 missiles intercepted: US I Kuwait, Bahrain targeted
The United States military has said it attacked radar sites on Iran's southern coast in the latest flare-up to threaten the ceasefire in the Middle East war.
The latest exchange of fire came as the Trump administration presses Iran to make a deal to end the war, which has strained the global economy. | World News
Bahrain has said Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones at it and Kuwait, hours after the US and Iran exchanged strikes over the Gulf, the latest in a series of flare-ups that threatened to break the fragile ceasefire.
The US military strikes Iranian drones and radar sites and Tehran says it has targeted US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
Oil prices rose after US and Iranian forces exchanged fire at the Strait of Hormuz, the first clash since the 7 April ceasefire, stoking fresh supply fears in a key global shipping lane.
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The US carried out “self-defense” strikes in Iran over the weekend – as President Donald Trump sent back changes to a proposed deal to extend the existing ceasefire in the region and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.