US launches more Iran strikes, hits oil tanker trying to break Hormuz blockade

The US launched two waves of attacks on Iran’s coastal defences and missile sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of its ports, while Iran struck back by targeting US military sites in neighbouring countries in what it called an “existential war” with America. The latest escalation comes days after a fragile truce collapsed, raising the spectre of a return to full-scale war, with Ir