Middle East crisis live: tensions rise in region after US launches ‘heavy’ strikes on Iran

Jordan's military says it intercepted five missiles aimed at the kingdom, after the US military struck dozens of Revolutionary Guard targets inside Iran on Thursday, The Guardian reports. The strikes mark a return to action following a days-long pause, fueling fears the conflict is widening across the region. Ship-tracking data cited by the Guardian also shows a Qatari-controlled liquefied natural gas tanker sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz overnight — the first such vessel to do so since July eleventh.

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