Iran and U.S. exchange fire in Gulf, threatening fragile ceasefire

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.

The latest exchange of fire came as the Trump administration pressed Iran to make a deal to end the war that has strained the global economy and threatened a hunger crisis in some of the world's most vulnerable countries.