US launches wave of strikes on Iran in response to Tehran missile attack in Jordan

The US military has carried out what officials call a heavy wave of strikes on Iran, in retaliation for Tehran's missile attack on American bases in Jordan on Thursday. France 24 reports the exchange has reignited fighting in the Middle East war after nearly a week of relative calm, drawing in Iran's regional proxies. President Trump had vowed to hit Iran hard after Tehran's missile launch, its first regional strike in days, and the intensifying fighting appears to have dashed hopes for a quick return to negotiations between the two sides.

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