President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites. Delegations from the U.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said that the attack was "reminiscent of Israel's atrocities against healthcare facilities". He said that the attack caused severe suffering and anxiety to the children who were hospitalised.

The US president also says Washington will charge a 20% toll on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Sixth day of fighting threatens to turn into all-out war and casts serious doubt on peace deal struck last month

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian attacks targeted Bahrain and Kuwait early Thursday after the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump had threatened American military would hit bridges and power plants in the near future if Iran doesn’t return to the negotiation table. Spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari said Iran will also not allow the U.

The president and his perceived nemesis faced each other again at the White House.

Law enforcement officials and intelligence experts say Iran-backed proxy groups are behind a growing number of attacks in Europe, most targeting the Jewish community.

The US-Iran conflict has entered another volatile phase as President Donald Trump vowed that American strikes on Iran would continue “until I say enough”, while Washington reinstated its maritime blockade on Iranian ports despite dropping a controversial shipping fee proposal for vessels using the Strait of Hormuz.