The US-Iran conflict has flared again after attacks on three ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, including Qatari and Saudi Arabian tankers, prompted the United States to launch what it called “powerful strikes” against Iran.

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US and Iranian military strikes have intensified tensions in the Gulf, placing renewed pressure on an interim peace agreement and driving oil prices higher

The US launched fresh strikes on Iran and revoked an oil sales license after three tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz, adding pressure to a fragile ceasefire.

US launches strikes on Iran after vessel attacks, targeting air defense and port facilities. Iran vows retaliation amid escalating tensions.

As President Donald Trump met NATO leaders in Turkey, the US launched new strikes against Iran and reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil sales in retaliation for attacks on commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz.

US-Iran war LIVE: Blasts were heard in Iran's main oil hub on Kharg Island, on Qeshm Island, and in the southern port cities of Sirik and Bandar Abbas, Reuters reported.

More than three months after the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran, the costs and aftereffects are felt around the world.

Iran truce is at risk after the American military struck more than 80 targets across Qeshm, Bandar Abbas and Sirik in the Islamic Republic. The US strikes, labelled as a ‘punishment’, came in response to three tankers being struck in the Strait of Hormuz.

The casket of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was carried through the Iranian capital of Tehran for a funeral procession. He was killed in a Feb. 28 airstrike at the beginning of U.S.