Iran threatens tougher strategy after US strikes
Iran threatened to take a tougher line in its war with the United States on Wednesday after the heaviest exchanges in weeks left at least 19 Iranians dead and 108 injured, including four at a wedding - an incident slammed as a "war crime" by Tehran. A wave of Iranian attacks earlier targeted US bases in the region, after extensive US bombardment hit sites across Iran. The flare-up deepens the ongoing impasse in the war, as Iran maintains a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz oil export route...
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