The U.S. has retaliated against Iranian strikes on American forces with a fresh wave of attacks, escalating a conflict that is spreading more widely across the Middle East.
The U.S. hit dozens of targets in a two-hour operation aimed at degrading Tehran¡¯s ability to threaten American forces, its Arab allies and commercial shipping in the region, according to a post by U.S. Central Command (Centcom) on X.
Two vessels for liquefied natural gas were hit by projectiles on Egypt¡¯s Mediterranean coast at around the same time and caught fire. A security firm said the vessels had been struck by drones but there was no claim of responsibility.
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