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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n

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The strikes came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the fragile ceasefire. The U.S. struck a variety of military sites and port facilities early Wednesday after Iran targeted several merchant vessels off the coast of Oman, sparking Iranian fire then as well.<\/p>\n

But Thursday\u2019s attacks appeared bigger all around, with sirens sounding at least twice in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet headquarters. There was no immediate word of damage in the three Gulf Arab countries from attacks claimed by Iran\u2019s military.<\/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 in its first overall count of casualties. <\/p>\n

US 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

\u201cU.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal, and prepared to execute operations directed by the Commander in Chief,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

The U.S. says 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

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

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

For the first time since April, it also appeared the U.S. strikes targeted Iranian bridges. State media reported a strike on a railway bridge in Iran\u2019s northeastern Golestan province, and the Revolutionary Guard said two bridges had been attacked on the route to Mashhad, where officials plan to bury the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday. But it wasn\u2019t clear if the Golestan attack was the same one mentioned by the Guard. <\/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 had said earlier in the day that the latest back-and-forth fighting would not result in \u201clong-term\u201d military action.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnything that happens is going to happen very fast,\u201d Trump said, though he also suggested the U.S. military might \u201cjust finish the job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump also renewed his past threats to hit Iran\u2019s civilian infrastructure, including electric plants and desalinization plants, and to seize the oil-production hub of Kharg Island.<\/p>\n

After three tankers were hit Tuesday, the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, and Iranian forces retaliated by targeting American military sites in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n

Iran has asserted that the interim ceasefire deal gives it the right to manage traffic through the strait. 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 the interim agreement to pause fighting was \u201cover,\u201d although he added that he would allow negotiations to continue.<\/p>\n

Attacks have repeatedly threatened the shaky ceasefire, but Trump\u2019s comments added new uncertainty, and oil prices shot up after he spoke. A renewed conflict could engulf the wider Middle East and would likely again halt energy shipments through the strait.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, I think it\u2019s over,\u201d Trump said when asked about the status of the ceasefire. He added that U.S. representatives can continue negotiations, but he cast doubt on the outcome. \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

Trump has made other threats to seize Kharg Island, including last month, when he also questioned whether the U.S. \u201chas the stomach for it.\u201d Some 90% of Iranian oil exports pass through the island.<\/p>\n

The new attacks on ships in the strait, despite the negotiations, could reflect a divide among Iran\u2019s leadership. Hard-liners seek 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

Negotiations to reach a final deal were due to start after the funeral for Khamenei, who was killed Feb. 28 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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