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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP\/WNCN) \u2014 The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran responded with attacks targeting several countries in the Middle East, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Jordan.<\/p>

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During three nights of strikes over five days, the U.S. has struck more than 300 targets, according to the U.S. military\u2019s Central Command.<\/p>\n

The burst of fighting raised new questions about efforts to reach a permanent end to a war that began on Feb. 28. The strait, a key transit route for oil and natural gas, has become the key sticking point in negotiations, and repeated fighting over the past week has left negotiations in danger of collapse.<\/p>\n

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An Iranian military target moments before it was destroyed in a US airstrike during attacks this weekend. US CENTCOM photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The U.S. military\u2019s Central Command said it hit some 140 targets in Sunday\u2019s strikes and went after missile and drone launch sites, ammunition dumps, communication equipment and other sites. It said the attacks, heavier than previous attacks in recent days, would weaken Iran\u2019s ability to threaten civilian shipping.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran made a poor choice. Now they pay,\u201d U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote online.<\/p>\n

Just after 8 a.m. Eastern Sunday, the U.S. Central Command announced that the Strait of Hormuz is \u201copen to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway.\u201d<\/p>\n