India, June 28 -- The United States launched strikes on multiple targets inside Iran for a second consecutive night on Saturday after accusing Tehran of attacking a Panama-flagged oil tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz, further straining an already fragile ceasefire and raising fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East.

According to the US military, Iran allegedly struck the tanker KIKU, which was carrying around two million barrels of crude oil, while it was passing through the strategic waterway.

The latest US operation came a day after Washington targeted Iranian missile and drone facilities over a separate alleged attack on a commercial cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

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