WIRE — The United States launched a series of powerful strikes against Iran early Wednesday after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest exchange of fire to threaten the interim deal to end the fighting between the two countries.The strikes were expected to hit a variety of military sites and port facilities, US officials said.
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