Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.
The U.S. and Iran have once again exchanged fire.
The Pentagon says U.S. forces fired a missile
at a ship to stop it from reaching Iran's main oil terminal on Kharg Island.
NPR's Aya Batrawi reports.
Iran fired missiles at U.S. forces in Kuwait and Bahrain.
Kuwait says drones then hit its airport, wounding several people.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says the attacks last night were in response
to U.S. strikes on its Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz.
The Guard says it targeted the U.S.
Navy's fifth fleet in Bahrain and air bases in Kuwait, causing damage.
U.S.
Central Command says Iran's attacks failed to hit their target.
CENTCOM also says its attacks on a military ground control station on Qeshm Island were, quote,
self-defense strikes in response to attempted attacks by Iran across the region without specifying further.
Meanwhile, President Trump said the U.S. and Iran continue to exchange messages on a deal to end the war.
Aya Batrawi, NPR News, Dubai.
The White House says it is dropping a plan to create a nearly $1.8 billion fund.
This would be used to pay people who claim they were targets of political investigations.
NPR's Ryan Lucas says acting U.S.