US says it intercepted ‘surprise’ Iran missile attack on its forces in Middle East after lull in fighting

Late Tuesday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps launched multiple ballistic missiles at US military forces in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command said. The attack broke a two-week pause in fighting—a lull that had followed weeks of nightly American strikes on Iran. Mediators are working to broker a ceasefire, The Guardian reports, as the conflict over control of the Strait of Hormuz continues.

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