Back-and-forth attacks have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire, but Thursday's appeared bigger all around.

US-Iran tensions escalate as Khamenei’s funeral draws huge crowds, a tanker is hit near the Strait of Hormuz, and NATO, Trump and Macron navigate a volatile Middle East.

The US has launched extensive military strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks on commercial ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz, igniting a dangerous cycle of reprisals that…