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United States and Iran Exchange Fresh Strikes as Middle East Conflict Intensifies

The United States carried out a seventh consecutive night of airstrikes targeting Iranian port and transportation infrastructure in an effort to break Tehran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran responded with ballistic missile and drone attacks against American military bases in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain.
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