US launches new strikes, Trump warns Tehran it will 'pay price' for stalled talks

It is the third time this week that back-and-forth strikes have tested a two-month shaky ceasefire.

A projectile streaks through the sky over central Israel during an Iranian missile attack (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)

The United States launched a second round of airstrikes on Iran into Thursday morning after President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would “pay the price” for stalled negotiations, and Iran responded with strikes targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.

The new US assault across multiple Iranian cities came as efforts to negotiate an end to the war again appeared stuck, with Iran insisting it would maintain its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, which has disrupted global energy supplies and sent oil prices higher.