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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 The United States launched a second round of airstrikes on Iran into Thursday morning after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would \u201cpay the price\u201d for stalled negotiations, and Iran responded with strikes targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.<\/p>\n

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The new U.S. assault across multiple Iranian cities came as efforts to negotiate an end the war<\/span> again appeared stuck, with Iran insisting it would maintain its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, which has disrupted global energy supplies and sent oil prices higher. The American attack appeared more intense and wider than the day before, but Iran released no information about what was hit.<\/p>\n

Kuwait closed its airspace because of the Thursday morning attack, without elaborating on any damage. Jordan didn\u2019t acknowledge the attack, though the U.S. Embassy in Amman warned about it. And Bahrain sounded its missile alert sirens without mentioning possible damage there. <\/p>\n

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The third back-and-forth strikes this week have tested a two-month shaky ceasefire. The first were attacks between Iran and Israel<\/span> on Sunday into Monday, followed by the two rounds of fire between America and Tehran. <\/p>\n

Trump has urged Iran to sign a deal to end the war and suggested earlier this week that an agreement could be reached in days.<\/p>\n

But Iran has proved resilient despite weeks of heavy bombing<\/span>. It is betting that its ability to effectively close the Strait of Hormuz<\/span> \u2014 a crucial passageway for oil and natural gas \u2014 gives it a strong bargaining chip. <\/p>\n

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Still, both countries seem to be looking for a way to end the conflict \u2014 if they can manage to sell it as a win at home. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears intent on pursuing goals<\/span> that make compromise harder: the collapse of Iran\u2019s theocratic government, the elimination of its nuclear program, and the destruction of the Iranian-allied Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. <\/p>\n

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US strikes Iran and Iran fires back at Gulf States<\/h2>\n

The U.S. Central Command said its latest round of airstrikes ended just before sunrise Thursday in Iran. The military command said the strikes came \u201cin response to Iran\u2019s unwarranted and continued aggression\u201d and targeted \u201cIranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems and air defense sites.\u201d It did not elaborate on the damage done by the strikes, which it said were carried out by the U.S. Air Force, Marines and Navy.<\/p>\n

Explosions from the strikes echoed around Iran\u2019s capital, Tehran, as well as the port city of Bandar Abbas and other southern areas along the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

Iran responded by launching strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan for a second day.<\/p>\n

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Israel early Thursday also warned residents in the north to seek shelter after the detection of suspected incoming fire from Lebanon.<\/p>\n

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