US launches fresh strikes on Iran after days-long pause, amid fears the war is widening

The Pentagon has struck Iranian targets, retaliating for Tehran's attack on a US base in Jordan, the Guardian reports. President Trump had vowed to hit Iran "very hard" for that assault, and the exchange follows a separate joint US-Saudi strike on militants in Iraq a day earlier, after a days-long lull in hostilities. Officials are now watching for whether this marks a wider regional war.

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