In the ancient waters of the Gulf of Oman, where empires have long contested passage and power, the United States and Iran exchanged military blows on Tuesday in a cycle of escalation that neither side appears willing to break. American forces destroyed Iranian tankers after Iran's Revolutionary Guard twice targeted a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles, while Iranian strikes also reached a US base in Jordan and Houthi allies struck deep into Saudi Arabia. The violence, arriving after a month of fragile quiet, pushed oil prices toward $100 a barrel and reminded the world that the Strait of
US destroys Iranian tankers in tit-for-tat strikes as regional violence escalates
No US personnel harmed in Iranian missile attacks; Jordan reported no casualties from two missiles that fell in unpopulated areas; Saudi Arabia reported over 70 wounded from Houthi drone and missile strikes.
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