Pakistan, July 14 -- The conflict between the United States (US) and Iran intensified sharply on Tuesday as Washington launched a third consecutive night of air strikes against Iranian targets, while Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed retaliatory attacks on American-linked assets in Bahrain and Jordan.

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According to the US military, its latest five-hour operation targeted coastal defence systems, missile sites, drone facilities and maritime capabilities in Bushehr and Bandar Abbas. US Central Command said the strikes were aimed at reducing Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, where more than 50,000 America...