More than 35 people have been killed, and at least 72 others hospitalised in recent US airstrikes across Iran, according to Hossein Kermanpour, spokesperson for the Iranian Health Ministry. The escalation comes after the United States reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its air campaign in response to Tehran’s attacks on ships attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears of a renewed full-scale conflict in the Middle East.
Naval blockade returns, 35 killed as US steps up strikes; Iran threatens to halt Gulf energy exports | Updates
