US launches new airstrikes against Iran hours after Trump threatens to escalate

The conflict between the United States and Iran has escalated sharply. According to The Guardian, the US launched fresh airstrikes against Iran just hours after President Donald Trump threatened to intensify the campaign unless Iran halted its attacks on ships in the strait of Hormuz. Iran hit back by targeting the US-allied nations of Kuwait and Qatar, and accused Washington of striking near its only nuclear power plant. The exchange comes as Iran prepares to bury its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Thursday.

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