Middle East War: Iran claims strikes on US bases in multiple countries

France 24 reports that Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday they had struck US military bases in several countries across the Middle East, calling it retaliation for American attacks on targets inside Iran. The broadcaster notes that both Washington and Tehran claim control over the Strait of Hormuz, the vital shipping channel for global oil. In a Fox News interview the same day, President Donald Trump said the US would "probably become the guardian of the strait," and that Washington should be "reimbursed" for it.

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