Iran targets neighboring states after fresh US strikes in flareup over Strait of Hormuz

(Al Arabiya) The United States struck Iran Monday for a second day running, prompting Tehran to attack neighboring Gulf states and Jordan, as the foes battle over the status of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The fresh fighting and Iran’s announcement over the weekend of a new closure of Hormuz — a key conduit in the world’s oil trade — sent crude prices climbing on Monday and further battered an interim peace deal. Iran responded to the latest US attacks by targeting Gulf nations, with the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announcing new strikes on Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait, according to state media reports. – Iran targets neighboring states after fresh US strikes in flareup over Strait of Hormuz