U.S. and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal
Back-and-forth attacks, including a day earlier, have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire. But Thursday's appeared bigger all around, with sirens sounding at least three times in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet headquarters, and missiles targeting Kuwait and Qatar.
- ▪Back-and-forth attacks, including a day earlier, have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire.
- ▪But Thursday's appeared bigger all around, with sirens sounding at least three times in Bahrain, home to the U.S.
- ▪Navy's 5th Fleet headquarters, and missiles targeting Kuwait and Qatar.
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Middle East U.S. and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal July 10, 20262:12 AM ET By The Associated Press A truck carrying the coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family moves through a main avenue lined with thousands of mourners during the final stage of funeral ceremonies in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, Thursday, July 9, 2026. Hasan Salavati/Shahraranews via AP hide caption toggle caption Hasan Salavati/Shahraranews via AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East.
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