Iran carried out fresh attacks on U.S. targets in the Middle East Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers, deepening the conflict between the two foes.
Tehran's powerful Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday they attacked 20 U.S. vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for the world's oil and gas that Iran has largely controlled since the war erupted.
The United States and Iran are locked in a stalemate six months into the war, with Iran maintaining a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz and Washington pushing a campaign to choke Iran's ports and economy.
The Guards said Wednesday they pummeled a U.S. military base in Jordan in response to U.S. forces destroying five Iranian oil tankers the day before.
The U.S. military said it acted after Iran targeted an American warship, the second such attack in less than a week.
