US reports ‘wave of strikes’ on Iran as war returns

The US yesterday launched a wave of strikes against Iran, after it reimposed a naval blockade in a return to war between the two foes. Nearly a month after they signed a memorandum of understanding toward ending the Middle East war, the two sides resumed fighting with strikes on targets across the region. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said they targeted the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, where the military said it had intercepted attacks against civilian targets, while Jordan’s armed forces said they had downed three missiles from the Islamic republic. Pedestrians walk past a billboard bearing anti-US President Donald Trump messages, including the phrase “We Kill Trump,” at Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran yesterday. Photo: AP Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump threatened to wi