US launches fresh wave of strikes as Iran says civilian infrastructure hit

The United States has launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, and Tehran says civilian infrastructure — including bridges — has been hit in what appears to be an escalation, BBC News reports. The BBC adds that US forces have boarded a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries a major share of the world's seaborne oil.

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