The US launched new airstrikes against Iran early on Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting US-allied countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in West Asian.

The attacks appeared bigger all around, with sirens sounding at least three times in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters, and missiles targeting Kuwait and Qatar.

Iran launched retaliatory airstrikes on Thursday targeting the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and an American military base in Kuwait, according to Iranian state media, marking a sharp escalation in the confrontation between Tehran and Washington.

Iran says it attacked sites linked to the US military in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar after US bombarded targets in Iran.

A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz has caught on fire after being struck by a projectile.

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US-Iran war LIVE: Amid the renewed violence, Trump said on Wednesday that the ceasefire was “over,” but added that he would not prevent negotiations from moving forward.