Middle East live: Tehran and US exchange strikes as blockade of Iranian ports resumes

France 24 reports that the United States launched strikes against Iran on Wednesday, with bombings hitting Bandar Abbas, the island of Qeshm, and the city of Ahvaz. Tehran retaliated quickly, and Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain all reported attacks in the aftermath. The exchanges came as the United States resumed its naval blockade of Iranian ports, according to France 24, which is following the situation in a live blog.

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