A tanker was attacked early Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman. Two other ships faced assaults in the strait over the last day. The United States military conducted its tenth consecutive night of strikes on Iran. Nearly one hundred US service members have been injured since early July. Diplomatic efforts are underway to de-escalate the growing conflict.

Intensifying fighting between the United States and Iran has largely halted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, driving the price of Brent crude to $90 a barrel.

By Nayera Abdallah, Eman Abouhassira and Enas AlashrayDUBAI/CAIRO, July 20 (Reuters) - U.S. forces hit Iran for a ninth consecutive day on Monday as concerns grew over shipping…