The United States launched strikes on Iran early Wednesday, hours after it revoked a license authorizing the sale of Iranian oil in retaliation for what it said were Tehran’s attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran hit back with strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait.

Trump Says Ceasefire is ‘Over’

President Donald Trump said later that the interim agreement with Iran was “over” but he would allow talks to continue. That raised concerns that the wider conflict in the Middle East could resume — and oil prices shot up.

The attacks on shipping threatened efforts to resume fuel shipments in the strait that are crucial to the global economy. The US military’s Central Command said American forces launched strikes “to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway.”

The US military remains “prepared to hold Iran accountable when the agreement is not adhered to or obeyed,” it added, saying this round of attacks had ended. Iranian state media reported explosions in several locations, including in Bandar Mahshahr, where a Guard member was killed.

Iran’s Response

Iranian state media reported attacks on Bushehr, home to Iran’s nuclear power plant complex. On Wednesday morning, both Bahrain, home to the US Navy’s 5th Fleet, and Kuwait, home to US Army forces, sounded missile alerts. The Guard issued a statement acknowledging targeting US military installations in both countries.

Original reporting: Richardson, TX News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.