IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iran targeted American strongholds around the Persian Gulf on Friday, while the U.S. bombarded Iranian military sites as the rivals showed no sign of backing away

Despite the escalating cycle of attacks that has all but wrecked an interim peace agreement signed in June, signs that Tehran and Washington want to resume diplomacy keep oil…

US and Iranian forces exchanged strikes for the tenth consecutive night. Iran-aligned Houthis threatened a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, impacting global energy supplies.…