Iran hits Kuwait airport and a tanker off Qatar while strikes batter Tehran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait’s airport. Airstrikes meanwhile have battered Tehran. The unrelenting tempo continued hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was nearly ready to wind down the war. He said he could walk away from the war in two to three weeks once he felt confident Iran would not be able to build a nuclear weapon, even if Tehran does not agree to a ceasefire. That raised the possibility that the U.S. could withdraw without any guarantee from Iran that it would stop bombing its Gulf Arab neighbors or release its grip on the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Trump is scheduled to address the nation later Wednesday.