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United States and Iran Exchange Major Strikes as Attacks Disrupt Gulf Energy Shipping

The United States and Iran exchanged major military strikes after Iranian missiles hit U.S. fighter jets at a base in Jordan and Iranian forces attacked 10 commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, retaliating for the U.S. sinking of five Iranian oil tankers and raising the risk of a wider regional conflict.
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U.S. Treasury Chief Says Financial Power Will Be Used to Advance Foreign Policy Goals
Britain, France, Canada and Other U.S. Allies Ban Trade in Goods From Israeli West Bank Settlements
U.S.-Canada Trade Conflict Deepens as Canadian Leaders Hold Emergency Strategy Talks
Western Intelligence Operation Identifies Russian Submarine Training to Target Arctic Undersea Cables
IAEA Refers Iran to U.N. Security Council Over Nuclear Program Violations
Iran-Backed Houthis Near Control of Strategic Yemeni Coast Along Bab el-Mandeb Strait
United States and Iran Exchange Major Strikes as Attacks Disrupt Gulf Energy Shipping
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