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Tehran: The tensions between US and Iran escalated again after Iran retaliated by targeting US military facilities in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait after fresh United State strikes on Strait of Hormuz.
The US launched several waves of strikes on Iran on Monday morning, retaliation to an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze and left a crew member missing over the weekend.
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The Strait of Hormuz has become the main point of the tensions, with Washington and Tehran fighting for claims over the status of one of the world's most important oil shipping routes.
US President Donald Trump has pointed out that the strategic waterway remains "open", while Iran maintained their claim that traffic will not be allowed until "stability and calm are restored."
Southern Iranian cities heard cxplosions, media reported the latest round early. According to reports no casualties or damage to civilian infrastructure in the areas near the strait were done. It wasn't immediately clear if any military targets had been hit.
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Iran responded with attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman, the nation on the other side of the strait that Tehran has pressed to collaborate in managing shipping traffic.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump asserted on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to commercial traffic, dismissing Iranian claims of control following a series of intense US military strikes in the region.
