US says it completed heavy strikes on Iran, raising fears of wider Middle East war

The US Central Command said it finished a two-hour heavy wave of airstrikes against dozens of IRGC targets in Iran in response to Tehran's missile attacks on US forces in Jordan, claiming all missiles were intercepted and that the strikes were intended to deter threats to American forces and regional shipping. The flare-up also saw Saudi Arabia join US-led strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Jordan reporting a foiled Iranian missile attack, and oil prices surging as fears of a wider conflict grow.