The conflict between the United States and Iran has intensified, with both sides exchanging fresh strikes into Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The US says it targeted about 90 military sites, including some near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, while Iran reports at least 14 people have been killed over the past two days. Iranian state media also says areas near the Bushehr nuclear power plant were hit, although Washington has not commented on those claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In retaliation, Iran says it launched strikes on US-linked assets in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar, before carrying out additional attacks on sites in Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq later on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, maritime observers say there has been a dramatic drop in the number of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns about global energy supplies and regional security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Separately, Iran has laid its late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to rest after six days of funeral ceremonies. Thousands of mourners gathered in Mashhad as his flag-draped coffin was buried at the Imam Reza shrine. His son and designated successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, was absent from the burial, having reportedly been seriously wounded in the same attack that killed his father.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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