India, July 13 -- US strikes nearly 140 Iranian targets as Tehran retaliates across the Gulf, pushing ceasefire efforts closer to collapse

The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it.

Iran responded with attacks targeting several countries in the Middle East, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Jordan.

The burst of fighting raised new questions about efforts to reach a permanent end to a war that began on Feb 28.

The strait, a key transit route for oil and natural gas, has become the key sticking point in negotiations, and repeated fighting over the past week has left negotiations in danger of...