The United States has launched a second round of airstrikes against Iran at President Donald Trump's direction, following a series of Iranian military actions that have pushed the fragile ceasefire between the two nations to breaking point. Iran launched missile strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait — the Kuwait attack being the first since the ceasefire agreement was signed — and separately attacked the Panamanian-flagged oil tanker Kiku, which was carrying crude oil for Qatar's state energy company.