The United States launched a sixth consecutive night of airstrikes on Iran, targeting military sites as fighting intensified over control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route.
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The US Central Command (Centcom) said the latest attacks were aimed at “further degrading Iranian military capabilities” and confirmed its forces boarded an oil tanker and intercepted commercial vessels as part of Washington’s renewed blockade of Iranian ports.
Iranian state media accused the US of striking civilian infrastructure, including bridges, a railway station and an airport. The BBC verified damage to one bridge west of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan province. Iranian media said seven people were killed in the latest strikes.
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