United States forces launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday. Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire. Sirens sounded in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Jordan amid the escalating conflict. U.S. President Donald Trump warned of further escalation if shipping attacks continue. These events threaten an interim deal intended to end the war in the region.

The U.S. military said Wednesday that it was carrying out another round of strikes on Iran after the Islamic Republic attacked ships in Strait of Hormuz a day earlier.

Fresh wave of tit-for-tat attacks follows Donald Trump’s declaration that an interim agreement to end the war is ‘over’.