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  Iran fired a new wave of ballistic missiles and drones at targets across the Middle East on Wednesday, striking Israel and U.S. military-linked sites in Gulf countries, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump signaled advancing diplomatic efforts to end the ongoing war. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for the salvo, which included attacks on Israeli cities such as Tel Aviv and sites in southern Israel, as well as bases hosting U.S. forces in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain. Reports indicate damage to residential areas in Israel, power infrastructure in Kuwait, and a military site in Bahrain, where a Moroccan contractor was previously killed in similar strikes. Air defenses in several Gulf states intercepted many incoming projectiles, but some impacts were confirmed, contributing to a rising civilian toll in the region.7254f1 Trump, speaking earlier, had described “very good and productive conversations” with Iranian intermediaries, including p...