U.S. and Iran Exchange Most Intense Attacks in Weeks

The U.S. has carried out a fresh barrage of deadly strikes on Iran, marking the most intense attacks in weeks after a relative lull.U.S. Central Command said it carried out a wave of strikes on military targets in Iran on Tuesday following suspected Iranian attempts on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. military bases the day before. Iran reported that several civilians, including a child, were killed and dozens more injured when shrapnel hit a home where a wedding celebration was taking place. CENTCOM said in a statement to media outlets that the “U.S. military never targets civilians, unlike the IRGC.”In response, Tehran launched attacks at American military sites in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain, and also claimed an attack on a U.S. facility in Iraq. The U.S. did not report any casualties. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vowed “severe punishment” for the U.S. attacks.President Donald Trump warned that further strikes could be carried out. “If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level, but it will not be the biggest attack of them all, that is waiting in the wings and, when it is...