US hits dozens of targets in Iran overnight as peace efforts under threat
by William Christou in Beirut from World news | The Guardian on (#77B3S)
Central Command says strikes aimed at diminishing Iranian military while mediators say talks are continuing
The US struck Iran overnight and Tehran retaliated at US allies in the region, reigniting the low-intensity, tit-for-tat war as mediators struggled to pull the two countries back to the negotiating table.
The US carried out overnight strikes on Iran - the first in more than five days - hours after Donald Trump vowed to hit the country very hard" following Tehran's targeting of a base in Jordan that hosts American troops.
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