Iran, US trade blows as Hormuz impasse deepens
(Photo by Handout / US NAVY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / US NAVY / NAVCENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS” – HANDOUT – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Iran launched fresh attacks against US targets in the Middle East on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers, dragging the foes deeper into war.
Tehran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday they attacked 20 US vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for the world’s oil and gas that Iran has largely controlled since the war erupted.
Minutes later, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards — the most powerful arm of the Iranian military — said they had struck the US air base of Al-Azraq in Jordan with missiles, state media reported.
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