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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Samy Magdy and Michelle L. Price

A new exchange of fire with Iran in the Gulf tests the fragile ceasefire

Daily life around the world, in photos - (AP Photo/Amirhosein Khorgooi)

Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait early Saturday, Bahrain’s government said, adding that they were intercepted. It called on Tehran to immediately cease attacks on Gulf neighbors that it deemed a “serious escalation."

Iran's foreign ministry said the U.S. early Saturday attacked surveillance facilities on Qeshm Island and near Sirik that it said were used to protect borders and “ensure the security of navigation in international waters." Tehran called the attack a violation of the fragile ceasefire.

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