Tanzania, June 8 -- Israel and Iran have carried out fresh strikes against each other for the first time since a ceasefire came into force on April 8, sharply escalating tensions across the Middle East and raising fears of a wider regional war.

Israel said it struck Iran's Mahshahr petrochemical complex in the southwest, alongside other military installations, marking its first confirmed hit on an Iranian energy facility since the truce began.

Iranian state-linked media acknowledged damage to parts of the industrial site, which is central to Iran's petrochemical production network.

Tehran, meanwhile, said it had responded with missile strikes targeting Israeli territory, including what it described as industrial facilities in southern ...