Middle East crisis live: US launches fresh strikes on Iran after days-long pause in attacks

The US has resumed direct airstrikes on Iran, the Guardian reports, ending a days-long lull in hostilities. The renewed strikes sent oil markets reeling, with Brent crude, the international benchmark, jumping seven point three percent to eighty-eight dollars a barrel on Thursday. Analysts covering the crisis warn that the exchange of strikes by both sides over the past day raises the risk of a slide back into all-out war.

Listen to this story

Hear this and more stories in a personalized audio briefing.

Open The Chonkerton