Gulf truce falters amid mutual attacks between Iran and US

Tensions have flared anew in the Gulf as Iran and the United States trade accusations of violating a four-month truce aimed at ending a protracted conflict. The escalation follows a period of intense diplomatic engagement, including mediation talks in Switzerland led by US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, which had resulted in the suspension of some US sanctions against Tehran.

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We may reach a point where we can no longer act reasonably. We may have to militarily complete the job we started. If this happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist.

Shortly after US President Donald Trump issued a stern warning that the US might be forced to "militarily complete the job we started," Iran announced it had launched missile and drone attacks on US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain early Sunday. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed the strikes, stating they were a response to recent US attacks against Iran. Kuwait's air defense systems reportedly responded to "hostile" missile and drone attacks, while Bahrain's Interior Ministry confirmed sirens were heard in the country.

Adding to the regional instability, Israel announced it had targeted Iranian-backed Hezbollah elements in southern Lebanon. Iran, however, maintains that the ceasefire in Lebanon is a key component of the agreement reached with Washington. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to Iran's state television Press TV, declared that the US attacks violated the truce and would lead to the "complete halt of all diplomatic processes."

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An unnamed US official speaking to Reuters confirmed that US facilities in the Middle East had been targeted. The official indicated that, based on initial assessments, there were no US casualties and no significant damage reported to the facilities, though the situation remained fluid. Bahrain later sounded alarms for a second time, with its Foreign Ministry condemning the attacks as a "deliberate and repeated violation" of the country's sovereignty and security.

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