US and Iran trade strikes as conflict escalates | 7NEWS

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The United States and Iran have launched fresh military strikes against each other, with the U.S. conducting heavy bombardments on Iranian targets in retaliation for Iranian attacks on American forces in the Middle East. The escalating conflict is drawing in neighbouring countries, with Egypt reporting drone attacks on vessels at its ports and Saudi Arabia leading a new maritime defence alliance with over a dozen nations to protect Red Sea shipping routes. Iran has pledged to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed as tensions threaten to expand throughout the region.

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