The US launched new airstrikes against Iran early on Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting US-allied countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in West Asian.

The US struck 90 Iranian military targets, including air defence systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities, and military infrastructure. Sirens were sounded  in Bahrain, home to the US Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters, and missiles targeted Kuwait and Qatar. Sirens sounded in Jordan as well, where the US has assets.