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By JON GAMBRELL<\/strong><\/p>\n

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 launched a strike of its own, and Kuwait reported incoming fire.<\/p>\n

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The nominal ceasefire between 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 not clear how close they are to 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 Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global energy supplies and driving up the price of fuel around the world, with far-reaching consequences.<\/p>\n

Fighting has also escalated between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, despite their nominal ceasefire. Israel has extended its occupation 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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