The United States has launched new airstrikes hitting Iran, sparking retaliatory Iranian fire targeting Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar in a crossfire that again threatened an interim deal aimed at finding a way to end the war gripping the Persian Gulf. The strikes came hours after US President Donald Trump said recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the fragile ceasefire. The US military has hit a variety of military sites and port facilities after blaming Iran for targeting several merchant vessels off the coast of Oman, sparking Iranian fire then as well. Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for the Parliament's National Security Committee, has warned the US that Iran's supreme leader has taught Iranians not to fear the US. He warned of a response to the ongoing attacks, saying in a post on X, "Wait for the hard slap from Iranians.