US launches more strikes on Iran as conflict spreads across region

The US carried out fresh strikes in Iran on Wednesday, the US military said, further intensifying a five-month-old war that was already expanding beyond its main fronts to embroil additional countries in the region. “US forces began launching strikes against Iran at 8pm ET today,” US Central Command said in a statement. “The strikes are a powerful response to yesterday’s attempted Iranian attacks on US forces based in the Middle East.” Earlier on Wednesday, a drone hit a US-owned gas storage...