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Morning Rundown: Iran and U.S. trade strikes, the GOP braces for money problems, and a buffalo named ‘Trump’ is spared sacrifice<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Iran said it targeted an American airbase Thursday, a response to new U.S. attacks that it called a \u201cblatant violation\u201d of both the shaky ceasefire between the two countries and international law.
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The latest military exchange, which appeared to draw in the United States\u2019 ally of Kuwait, raised further doubts about diplomatic efforts to end the war and reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
Hours earlier, President Donald Trump<\/a> signaled an agreement between the two sides wasn\u2019t close, and that he would not be rushed by either international economic pressure or the political pressure of upcoming midterm elections.
Trump: 'no one is going to control' the Strait of Hormuz
Iran\u2019s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 which it has effectively shut off in response to the U.S.-Israeli attack late February \u2014 has caused a global economic shock, with prices rising for oil, natural gas, fertilizer and other essential goods.
Trump also warned Oman, another U.S. ally in the region, against partnering with Iran to jointly control the Strait. \u201cOman will behave just like everybody else or we\u2019ll have to blow them up,\u201d he said during a Cabinet meeting, before adding, \u201cThey understand that. They\u2019ll be fine.\u201d
The new military clash began when the U.S. shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones and struck a ground control station inside Iran<\/a> that the military assessed as presenting a direct threat to U.S. forces and commercial shipping, a U.S. official said.
The strikes took place in the vicinity of Bandar Abbas, a port city near the Strait of Hormuz,<\/a> both the U.S. official and Iranian media reported. Several American ships had attempted to pass through the strait without authorization, Iranian news agencies reported.
It was the second time in three days the U.S. has carried out what it described as defensive strikes against Iran.
The U.S. official said the attacks were limited and did not represent a resumption of major combat operations, adding that the Iranian drones presented a threat to U.S. forces near the waterway and to commercial shipping that was transiting the area. The ground control station was targeted because a fifth drone was about to launch from there, the official said.
Having vowed retaliation earlier this week, Iran\u2019s powerful Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) said that \u201cthe U.S. air base identified as the source of the attack was targeted\u201d at 4:50 a.m. local time (9:20 p.m. ET Wednesday), according to a statement carried by Iranian news agencies. It did not say where the U.S. air base was.
There was no immediate confirmation from the U.S. of an attack on one of its military bases. But the report came as the Kuwaiti army said<\/a> that its air defenses were responding to \u201chostile missile and drone threats\u201d and that any sounds of explosions were the result of attacks being intercepted.
Kuwait hosts a U.S. air base that Iran and its proxies have previously targeted<\/a> in the 3-month-old war.
The IRGC warned Thursday that any further U.S. attacks would bring a \u201cmore decisive\u201d response and that Washington would bear responsibility for the consequences.
Iran\u2019s foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei condemned America\u2019s \u201caggressive actions against Iran\u2019s territorial integrity and national sovereignty,\u201d which he said \u201cconstitute a blatant violation\u201d of international law and the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, Iran\u2019s semiofficial Mehr news agency reported.
He \u201cemphasized the Islamic Republic of Iran\u2019s determination to take all necessary measures to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity,\u201d it said.
At a Cabinet meeting earlier Wednesday, Trump said no one was going to be allowed to control the Strait of Hormuz, through which some 20% of the world\u2019s oil flowed before the war.
\u201cThe strait is going to be open to everybody,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cNobody is going to control it.\u201d
Some observers questioned whether Trump may have misspoken in saying he might have to \u201cblow up\u201d Oman, given it is a peaceful member of the Gulf Cooperation Council with which the U.S. has a free trade agreement.
But the State Department later reposted a clip of Trump\u2019s comments on X, quoting that specific phrase.
Baghaei said Trump\u2019s threats were \u201canother dangerous sign of the normalization of lawlessness and coercive behavior in international relations.\u201d
The disruption around Hormuz has threatened global supplies of food and energy, with oil prices jumping around 3% following the escalation in hostilities after having fallen on hopes of a peace deal.
Talks mediated by Pakistan and Qatar appeared close to a deal over the weekend but now again seem mired in disagreements.
Iranian state TV reported a day earlier what it said was a preliminary \u201cunofficial\u201d memorandum-of-understanding framework with the U.S.
It said the U.S. had promised to withdraw its forces from areas surrounding Iran and lift its naval blockade in exchange for Tehran restoring the number of ships passing through the waterway to prewar levels within a month.
The White House vigorously rejected the report, and Trump said later that Iran was \u201cnegotiating on fumes.\u201d
Trump said at the Cabinet meeting that Iran \u201cthought they were going to outwait me \u2014 \u2018We\u2019ll outwait him, he\u2019s got the midterms,\u2019 \u2014 I don\u2019t care about the midterms.\u201d
He said that \u201cthey want very much to make a deal,\u201d adding, \u201cSo far, they haven\u2019t gotten there. We\u2019re not satisfied with it, but we will be \u2014 either that or we\u2019ll have to just finish the job.\u201d
Late Wednesday, the Trump administration also said it was imposing sanctions on a new agency Iran announced this month, the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, which aims to approve the transiting of ships through the strait and charge them tolls as high as $2 million each.
\u201cThe Iranian military\u2019s latest attempt to extort global maritime trade is proof that Economic Fury has left the regime desperate for cash,\u201d Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement<\/a>, referring to a U.S. economic pressure campaign against Iran.
Another key sticking point has been the release of frozen Iranian funds, which the deputy head of Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council highlighted again Thursday.
\u201cWe are seeking the release of all Iranian assets frozen by America and this is the legitimate right of the Iranian people,\u201d Ali Bagheri said, according to the semiofficial Tasnim news agency. \u201cIran\u2019s assets must be fully returned to Iran without any conditions.\u201d
Courtney Kube is a correspondent covering national security and the military for the NBC News Investigative Unit.
Jennifer Jett is the Asia Digital Editor for NBC News, based in Hong Kong.
Alexander Smith is a senior reporter for\u00a0NBC News Digital based in London.
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