By Humeyra Pamuk, Gram Slattery and Tala RamadanANKARA/DUBAI, July 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said an interim agreement to end the war with Iran was "over" and that the United States was likely to launch new strikes on Wednesday night following Iranian attacks on U.S. bases in the Gulf.In a flare-up that boosted oil prices by around 7%, Iran said on Wednesday it had attacked U.S. military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait after U.S. forces struck Iranian targets in response to attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. [O/R]

Renewed hostilities between the US and Iran have also heightened safety and security concerns around the Strait of Hormuz.

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