US hits Iran for eighth consecutive night, Iran returns fire on Gulf bases

Al Jazeera English reports that the United States has struck Iran for an eighth consecutive night, hitting the Sirik and Hajiabad areas of Iran's Hormozgan province. According to Al Jazeera, Washington cast the strikes as revenge for the killing of two American soldiers, and Iran has returned fire on bases in the Gulf. The exchange marks another escalation in an ongoing confrontation between the two countries.

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