Middle East live: US strikes Iran as Gulf states targeted in flareup over Hormuz

The United States military says it has launched a fresh wave of attacks against Iran, following renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz that saw several of Washington's Gulf allies hit by incoming fire. France 24 reports that the flare-up is the latest to strain an interim agreement between Washington and Tehran meant to end their war, a conflict that has sent economic shockwaves around the globe since it began in late February.

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