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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it targeted American soldiers in Kuwait with missiles, which the U.S. says it shot down.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0nominal ceasefire\u00a0between Iran and the U.S. has been repeatedly tested with such back-and-forth attacks, even as officials from both countries try to negotiate an end to the war. It\u2019s\u00a0not clear how close they are\u00a0to a deal \u2014 and there is always the risk that an attack could derail those talks.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Iran has maintained its chokehold on the\u00a0Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global energy supplies and driving up the price of fuel around the world, with\u00a0far-reaching consequences.<\/p>\n

Fighting has also escalated between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, despite their nominal ceasefire. Israel has extended its\u00a0occupation deep into Lebanon, and Hezbollah \u2014 which joined the war in support of its main backer, Iran \u2014 continues to launch drones into Israel.<\/p>\n

US military attacks Iran<\/h4>\n

The U.S. military\u2019s Central Command said it carried out the strikes in Iran on Saturday and Sunday around the city of Geruk and on Qeshm Island.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe measured and deliberate strikes occurred \u2026 in response to aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a U.S. MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters,\u201d Central Command said.<\/p>\n

\u201cU.S. fighter aircraft swiftly responded by eliminating Iranian air defenses, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones that posed clear threats to ships transiting regional waters.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kuwait reports incoming fire<\/h4>\n

Kuwait said its air defenses opened fire early Monday morning to intercept incoming drone and missile fire.<\/p>\n

Around the same time, Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it responded to an American attack without saying where, likely referring to the attack on Kuwait. In a statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency, the Guard said that U.S. forces had targeted a telecommunications tower.<\/p>\n

Kuwait is home to U.S. Army Central, the Mideast forward command for the Army. While the U.S. Air Force no longer flies the MQ-1 Predator, the U.S. Army still does.<\/p>\n

Iranian state television later shared footage of the ballistic missile launch, including a close-up showing a sticker on its body depicting a bruised U.S. President Donald Trump overlaid on a \u201cclosed\u201d Strait of Hormuz with the caption: \u201cUntil the last American soldier leaves the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Central Command said U.S. forces shot down two ballistic missiles Iran launched toward bases home to American troops. No Americans were hurt, it added.<\/p>\n