The US and Iran have exchanged another wave of strikes, as a dispute over control of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to derail efforts to end their war.
The US military said it hit dozens of targets on Sunday night to degrade the ability of Iranian forces to continue attacking commercial shipping in the crucial Gulf waterway. Iranian media reported that four people were killed.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they attacked US military assets in Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain and Oman, where authorities said they intercepted projectiles.
Hours later, President Donald Trump said the US was reinstating its naval blockade on Iran and would charge 20% on all cargo shipped through the strait.
The Revolutionary Guards said the US was jeopardising the world's oil and gas supplies by interfering in the waterway, through which around 20% of global shipments usually pass.
Over the weekend, Iran announced that the strait was closed, while the US insisted it was not controlled by Iran and that traffic was flowing.
The escalation has cast doubt over the preliminary agreement that the US and Iran signed in June to end their four-month conflict and reopen the strait.
They have also caused a jump in oil prices, with Brent crude up more than 3% on Monday.
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