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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 The United States launched airstrikes early Wednesday against Iran after blaming Tehran for the crash of an American attack helicopter. Iran responded with attacks targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, part of a widening round of retaliatory strikes that threaten to derail talks to reach an end to the Iran war.<\/p>\n

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Iran launched attacks on sites in Bahrain, Kuwait, which both sounded alerts and fired air defenses in response. Jordan also reported shooting down five missiles that Iran shot at an air base hosting U.S. forces. <\/p>\n

Since the U.S. and Israel began striking Iran on Feb. 28, the war has shaken the global economy<\/span>, driven up energy prices around the world and made many basics, including food<\/span>, more expensive.<\/p>\n

Officials have been unable to turn the April ceasefire<\/span> into a deal to permanently end the conflict, particularly as Israel intensifies and expands its military campaign in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah.<\/p>\n

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The downing of the Apache attack helicopter and the strikes by the U.S. military further strained the ceasefire a day after Iran and Israel exchanged fire<\/span> for the first time since the fragile truce took effect. Iranian state television said Tuesday that the Israeli attacks killed at least two members of the country\u2019s air-defense units.<\/p>\n

Strikes by US and Iran shake the Mideast<\/h2>\n

Fighter jets from the U.S. Air Force and Navy conducted the strikes in Iran, the U.S. military\u2019s Central Command said, targeting \u201cair defense, ground control stations, and surveillance radar sites.\u201d Iran acknowledged strikes around Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island, but gave no details on the damage. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe operation was a proportional response to recent attacks on U.S. forces and international commercial ships transiting regional waters,\u201d Central Command said.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s top diplomat said foreign military forces near its territory \u201care at constant risk\u201d and later vowed that there would be a response to the new U.S. strikes.<\/p>\n

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Iranian forces \u201cwill leave no attack or threat unanswered,\u201d Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on X. \u201cLeave our region if you want to be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jordan said Wednesday it shot down five incoming missiles launched by Iran, which Iran said targeted the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. That air base has hosted American F-35 fighter jets and other aircraft.<\/p>\n

Jordan\u2019s state-run Petra news agency carried the statement from its military, which added that there were no injuries in the attack and that explosives experts had examined the debris from the interceptions.<\/p>\n

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