US and Iran exchange strikes across Middle East for second day in a row
That came after Iranian state media reported that the Strait of Hormuz was "completely closed to all type of vessel". US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran had been given a chance to make a deal but had not taken it, adding that bombs would be "dropping on key facilities" in the country. The US president added that Iran would be attacked again if no peace deal was secured.
- ▪That came after Iranian state media reported that the Strait of Hormuz was "completely closed to all type of vessel".
- ▪US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran had been given a chance to make a deal but had not taken it, adding that bombs would be "dropping on key facilities" in the country.
- ▪The US president added that Iran would be attacked again if no peace deal was secured.
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US and Iran exchange strikes across Middle East for second day in a row26 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHarry SekulichandToby MannUS Central CommandThe US and Iran have exchanged strikes across the Middle East for a second consecutive day, further straining an already shaky ceasefire agreed between the two countries in April.US Central Command (Centcom) said it had completed a wave of "self-defense strikes" targeting military, surveillance and radar sites in southern Iran.The attack came hours after President Donald Trump vowed US forces would hit Iran "hard", and that Tehran had taken "too long to make a deal" to permanently end the war.In response, Iran launched a round of strikes targeting US military assets in countries across the region.US military bases in Bahrain…
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