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US and Iran exchange strikes as they struggle over Strait of Hormuz

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The region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the strait.

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  1. Triblive

    U.S. and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast; bridges and a water plant hit (opens Triblive)

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    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States and Iran escalated their attacks across the Middle East on Friday, trading strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified.

  2. WKBN Youngstown

    US and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast; bridges and a water plant hit (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    The United States and Iran escalated their attacks across the Middle East on Friday, trading strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified.

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    US and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The United States and Iran have exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensifies

  4. NPR

    U.S. and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast (opens NPR)

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    The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified.

  5. WTOL Toledo

    US and Iran exchange strikes as they struggle over Strait of Hormuz (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    WTOL Toledo's feed description

    The region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the strait.

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