US and Iran attack infrastructure, raising fears of escalation
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The US attacked bridges in Iran, while Iran retaliated by striking a power and desalination plant in Kuwait, escalating tensions between the two nations. At sea, US Marines boarded a tanker near the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict, while armed men seized another vessel near Yemen, raising security concerns in the critical oil shipment chokepoints of the Middle East.
The US struck bridges in Iran, and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait on Friday, as the two sides risked further escalation by expanding their targets to include infrastructure. At sea, where the renewed conflict has again cut off energy supplies from the Gulf, US Marines boarded a tanker near the Strait of Hormuz. Armed men seized another vessel off Yemen, raising concern over security in the Middle East’s other big choke point for oil shipments at the mouth...