Iran says diplomatic efforts ongoing via mediators amid fighting with US
An Iranian army spokesman asserts the war will continue until deterrence against further attacks has been achieved.

An Iranian army spokesman asserts the war will continue until deterrence against further attacks has been achieved.

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Fatih Birol says ‘oil security is still a critical issue’ and world should be ‘worried’ if situation does not improve.
Iran accuses US of ‘cowardly war crime’ as doctor says blast was ‘so close’ they thought the hospital was struck.
Both sides face pressure points that could make a protracted war painful.
Strikes have hit closer to Tehran for the first time since the latest wave of attacks started.
Iran’s Health Ministry has said at least 35 people have been killed and more than 300 injured since fighting resumed.

Iran attacked Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan on Tuesday night, claiming to destroy the US Fifth Fleet’s command centre.
Less than a month after signing an MoU as a step towards peace, the US reinstates a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
Oil prices rise as the US renews a blockade on Iranian ports and carries out a wave of air strikes.