US rhetoric 'all about amping up' but strategy for a deal with Iran unclear

The confrontation between Washington and Tehran is widening. France 24 reports that after a twelfth night of US strikes, Iran retaliated by hitting American bases in Jordan and Kuwait, claiming several military assets were destroyed. The escalation has spread beyond the two adversaries: Houthi rebels in Yemen struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, pulling more of the region into the fighting. According to France 24's correspondent, US rhetoric is all about amping up the pressure, but any clear strategy for reaching a deal with Iran remains unclear.

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