The U.S. military launched another round of strikes against Iran late Wednesday night, U.S. Central Command said, in the second night of attacks as diplomacy between the two countries appears to collapse.

ANKARA/DUBAI, July 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Wednesday it launched fresh strikes on Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping, triggering Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain in the latest escalation to derail efforts to end the war.

The US military struck Iran for the second straight day, an escalation of violence that threatens efforts to reach a permanent peace deal.

US-Iran war LIVE: The US military said it had completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran after hitting around 90 targets. Meanwhile, Iran launched attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, further escalating the conflict.

The United States launched new strikes on Iran early Wednesday after three merchant ships were hit in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions and threatening a fragile ceasefire aimed at ending

The US military struck a railway bridge in north-eastern Iran overnight, Iranian state media reported early on Thursday. Several projectiles hit the bridge in Golestan province, state broadcaster

The US military says it hit over 90 Iranian targets during a second straight night of strikes, with the attacks aimed at “further degrading Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping and innocent civilian mariners in the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. military launched a new round of strikes against Iran in retaliation for attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

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The United States has carried out a new round of strikes on Iranian military targets, sharply widening a confrontation that now threatens one of the world's most important shipping routes. US Central Command said the July 8 operation hit about 90 targets inside Iran,

The United States military said it has carried out another round of airstrikes against Iran, targeting about 90 military sites along the country's

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