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President Trump says Iran's supreme leader is involved with ongoing peace talks and the two ‘probably will meet at some point’

Tensions in the Middle East heated up on Wednesday after Iran attacked Kuwait and Bahrain following the latest U.S. strikes against the Islamic Republic, further testing a fragile ceasefire as President Donald Trump said talks to end the war were progressing.

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The latest clash between U.S. and Iranian forces came late Tuesday. Both sides said they were responding to aggression from the other.

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