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U.S. strikes Iran after Strait of Hormuz incidents as Tehran retaliates across the region

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The United States carried out new strikes on targets in Iran as fighting widened beyond the initial exchange, according to reports from the U.S. military and multiple news outlets.Backed by 5 sourcesReutersPBSABC News AustraliaBBCThe Hindu The strikes were reported in connection with attempted attacks on shipping or other activity around the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which vessels were seen moving.Backed by 3 sourcesABC News AustraliaBBCThe Hindu

Iran responded with attacks on U.S. interests and bases across the Middle East, with reports identifying locations or claimed targets in Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq.Backed by 1 sourcesAl Jazeera Iranian officials described the response as retaliatory and warned of severe consequences after the renewed U.S. attacks.Backed by 1 sourcesrte.ie At least four people were reported killed when shrapnel from a U.S. missile strike hit a house where a wedding was taking place, while another account referred to five deaths at a wedding party.Backed by 1 sourcesCNA

The BBC reported an account that a U.S. strike killed five people at a wedding party, alongside reporting on the Strait-related strikes.Context from one sourceBBC

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