Middle East crisis live: Jordan says it foiled Iranian missile attack as US launches ‘heavy’ strikes on Iran after pause

Per The Guardian's live coverage, the United States launched fresh strikes on Iranian Revolutionary Guard targets on Thursday, marking an escalation after days of pause in the conflict. The Jordanian military intercepted five missiles aimed at the kingdom, underscoring regional tensions that threaten to widen. In another sign of the moment, a liquefied natural gas tanker from QatarEnergy exited the Strait of Hormuz overnight—the first such vessel on record to leave the waterway in over two weeks, according to shipping analytics firms.

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