American and Israeli strikes are pounding Iran while the Islamic Republic attacks Persian Gulf shipping and energy infrastructure, nearly two weeks into the widening war. U.S. President Donald Trump s ...

Meanwhile, Iran says it has launched missile attacks on Israel jointly with Hezbollah, after Israel earlier carried out ...

Israel bombed oil depots in Tehran, leading to thick toxic smoke and acid rain falling over the capital's nine million people.

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