Pakistan, June 28 -- Tensions between the United States and Iran sharply escalated after the US military carried out fresh strikes only two weeks after both sides agreed to an interim peace deal. The latest violence followed an attack on a Panama-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears that the fragile ceasefire could collapse and trigger a wider regional conflict.

US President Donald Trump warned that Washington could take even stronger military action if the situation continued to worsen. In a social media post, he said the United States had acted successfully so far and claimed that if further escalation became necessary, the Islamic Republic of Iran "will no longer exist." Meanwhile, both sides accused each other of vio...