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The US military has launched a series of strikes against Iranian military targets and vessels in the Middle East following a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Tensions have escalated as both nations engage in retaliatory actions, impacting regional security and energy transit.
Why it matters
The conflict threatens global energy supplies and risks a wider military escalation in the Persian Gulf.
The US strikes follow on from strikes on Iranian military assets in recent days.
The US military's Central Command says it has launched new strikes across Iran.
Days of back-and-forth strikes by the US and Iran across the Middle East have renewed threats to the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has threatened to halt all energy exports from the Middle East over the Strait's blockade.
Link copied Share Share article The US has launched another round of strikes on Iran, aiming for military targets "used to threaten vessels freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz".
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the attacks on X just after 5am AEST and said it was "holding Iran accountable at the Commander-in-Chief's direction".
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