US ‘hit Iran very hard’, Trump says, as both inch closer to all-out war
The US has launched new air strikes targeting Iran following the death of a US service member, with Iran retaliating by firing missiles toward Jordan. The escalating tension risks widening into a broader conflict involving neighboring Israel amid stalled shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
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