US ‘hit Iran very hard’, Trump says, as both inch closer to all-out war

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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.

The United States began a new round of air strikes early on Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member, and Iran fired missiles towards Jordan that risked widening the conflict into neighbouring Israel. Step by step, the US and Iran have inched closer to all-out war as last month’s interim deal meant to permanently end the fighting has crumbled and shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has largely stalled. Both sides have targeted civilian...