The US says it intercepted an Iranian ‘surprise attack’ on US forces as fears rise of wider war.
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The US has bombed bridges and energy infrastructure in the seventh straight night of attacks on Iran.
Iranian forces: missiles and drones fired at US targets in Gulf States.
Iran struck Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Jordan and Syria in retaliation for US strikes.
Fatih Birol says ‘oil security is still a critical issue’ and world should be ‘worried’ if situation does not improve.
Iran accuses US of ‘cowardly war crime’ as doctor says blast was ‘so close’ they thought the hospital was struck.
Strikes have hit closer to Tehran for the first time since the latest wave of attacks started.
Iran’s Health Ministry has said at least 35 people have been killed and more than 300 injured since fighting resumed.
Iran attacked Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan on Tuesday night, claiming to destroy the US Fifth Fleet’s command centre.
Less than a month after signing an MoU as a step towards peace, the US reinstates a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
