The Middle East edged closer to a renewed regional conflict on Thursday after the United States launched a fresh wave of strikes across Iran, targeting around 90 military and infrastructure sites, including railway bridges that Tehran says are part of a key trade corridor linking the country with China and Russia.

The United States launched extensive strikes on Iran over attacks on ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz, triggering a wave of reprisals Wednesday that Iran's Guards said targeted…

The United States launched new strikes on Iran early Wednesday after three merchant ships were hit in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions and threatening a fragile ceasefire…