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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates \u2014 Iran again launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to new U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic Republic, and threatened a \u201ccomplete halt\u201d in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks.<\/p>\n

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Efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without Iran\u2019s direct oversight sparked the days of crossfire and have imperiled the talks for a lasting ceasefire. A multinational maritime body overseen by the U.S. Navy said Saturday it would expand a route near Oman for inbound and outbound traffic, setting up a new flashpoint with Tehran.<\/p>\n

The global community has long considered the strait an international passageway, despite its location in Iran and Oman\u2019s territorial waters. In recent days, Iran has twice attacked vessels going through a route on the Omani side in an evacuation effort backed by a United Nations agency.<\/p>\n

Iran insists that it alone must govern the strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf that once carried a fifth of the world\u2019s oil and natural gas. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated the claim on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny attempt to establish new or separate arrangements from those currently being carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran will only lead to further complications, delay the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and increase the level of tension,\u201d Araghchi said.<\/p>\n

The United States and Iran have been debating the terms of an interim deal, including shipping arrangements on the strait, the removal of a U.S. blockade on Iranian ports and sanctions on Iran and the future of Iran\u2019s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Under the memorandum of understanding signed this month, they have 60 days to iron out details.<\/p>\n

The interim deal is meant to end fighting on all fronts before certain key issues can be discussed. Continued fighting in Lebanon, where an Israeli soldier was killed by Hezbollah fire early Sunday, also threatens the agreement.<\/p>\n

Strikes target Gulf states hosting US military<\/h4>\n

Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed responsibility for the attacks in Bahrain and Kuwait.<\/p>\n

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Kuwait\u2019s military said air defenses intercepted Iranian drones and missiles just after the U.S. strikes in Iran. Kuwait, which hosts a major U.S. military base, said it intercepted two ballistic missiles. There were no reports of injuries or damage.<\/p>\n

Bahrain\u2019s Interior Ministry said the Iranian strikes damaged a residential building near the international airport and no one was killed. The ministry released photos of an eight-story building, its top floor destroyed and windows blown out.<\/p>\n

Bahrain is home to the U.S. Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet, whose base came under repeated attack during the war. The damaged building was not near the fleet\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>\n

Bahrain\u2019s Foreign Ministry denounced what it called \u201ca dangerous escalation that reveals that what Tehran is doing is not a passing act, nor an isolated incident, but rather a deliberate approach and a systematic pattern of repeated aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Trump accuses Iran of violating ceasefire with ship attack<\/h4>\n

The U.S. military\u2019s Central Command said it struck Iranian military \u201csurveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities and minelayer capabilities\u201d following an attack on a ship at sea Saturday. The Panamanian-flagged tanker Kiku carried crude oil for the state-run energy company of Qatar, a key mediator between Iran and the U.S.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump on social media accused Iran of violating the ceasefire and warned of a point where the U.S. may no longer be reasonable \u201cand will be forced to militarily complete the job.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n

The exchanges of fire began when an Iranian drone struck a merchant vessel off Oman on Thursday and the U.S. military retaliated with strikes.<\/p>\n

Ship traffic on the strait had increased over the past 72 hours, off both Iran and Oman, the multinational maritime body overseen by the U.S. Navy said Sunday, adding that \u201cU.S.-assisted commercial transits continued uninterrupted despite the elevated threat environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

It said 89 such transits had been made, still below the historical average of 138 vessels a day.<\/p>\n

Iran calls for new \u2018conflict control unit\u2019 in Lebanon<\/h4>\n

Last week, Israel and the Lebanese government signed a framework agreement to end the latest fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, which began two days after the Iran war began when Hezbollah fired at Israel. Israel responded with an invasion that has occupied large swaths of southern Lebanon, and it has said it will not withdraw until Hezbollah is disarmed.<\/p>\n

But last week\u2019s deal did not include Iran or Hezbollah, which has criticized the deal and rejected calls to disarm.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Araghchi again said the U.S. must force Israel to halt attacks and withdraw. Israel occupies around 600 square kilometers (231 square miles) in southern Lebanon, which it says it needs as a security buffer.<\/p>\n

But sporadic clashes have continued, and Hezbollah\u2019s leader said Saturday that the group would continue fighting until Israel withdraws from Lebanon.<\/p>\n

Key Iranian negotiator and parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Sunday that a meeting of a new \u201cconflict control unit\u201d formed among Iran, the United States and Lebanon should meet as soon as possible, Iran\u2019s state broadcaster reported.<\/p>\n

The frequency of Israeli strikes in Lebanon has decreased significantly since the Iran-U.S. deal was signed, but two separate strikes hit southern Lebanon on Sunday morning \u2014 one in Taybeh town and the other in the Nabatiyeh area, according to Lebanon\u2019s National News Agency. There was no immediate word on casualties.<\/p>\n

Overnight, Hezbollah militants killed an Israeli soldier in Deir Siryan village in southern Lebanon, according to Israel\u2019s military. Hezbollah did not comment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are prepared to rapidly resume offensive operations in both Lebanon and Iran if required,\u201d said Israel\u2019s military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.<\/p>\n

Lidman reported from Tel Aviv, Israel. Associated Press writer Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

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