US and Iran have traded strikes for a ninth day, deepening a struggle for control over the Strait of Hormuz that has disrupted energy supplies and stoked fears of global inflation.

The US and Iran exchanged fresh strikes across the Middle East as fighting over the Strait of Hormuz intensified, pushing oil prices higher and widening the conflict.

Washington and Tehran traded strikes on Monday as US deaths in the renewed fighting climbed to three and more ships came under attack in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The UK…

US Iran war news: United States forces conducted ninth consecutive strikes against Iran on Monday. Three American military deaths were confirmed in the renewed fighting. …