The conflict between the United States and Iran escalated again after Iranian missile and drone attacks targeted US-linked facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, causing damage at Kuwait International Airport and prompting fresh American strikes on Iranian military positions.

BEIRUT (AP) — President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon was holding back peace talks with Iran.