US fire on Iran tankers sparks reprisals as deal hangs in balance

TEHRAN, Iran — A US fighter jet disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers to enforce a port blockade on Friday, prompting retaliatory attacks and rattling a shaky truce as Tehran weighed Washington’s latest proposal to end the Middle East war. A parallel ceasefire in Lebanon was also under strain on Friday, as Iran-backed Hezbollah launched missiles at a military base in Israel in response to a Beirut strike that killed a top commander and other attacks in the south. The US Central Command said an F/A-18 Super Hornet used precision munitions Friday against two ships in the Gulf of Oman — gateway […]...

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