US launches new airstrikes on Iranian targets as hostilities flare
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- The United States launched new airstrikes on Iranian targets, raising fears of a wider renewal of hostilities.
- Oil prices rose after the latest escalation and reports that two tankers were hit near the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran has effectively closed the key oil-shipping waterway to maritime traffic.
New US airstrikes on Iranian targets have ended hopes that last weekend’s exchange of fire might remain an isolated episode. The strikes, launched on Tuesday, point to a renewed escalation in the confrontation.
The earlier exchange marked the first direct attacks between the two sides since July. Its aftermath had already unsettled oil markets, with prices rising as fears grew that the conflict could spread.
Those fears intensified after reports that two tankers were hit while leaving the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway is a major route for global oil supplies, and Iran has effectively closed it to shipping, adding pressure to an already worsening Middle East crisis.
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