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The United States and Iran have traded attacks for a second day, straining their fragile ceasefire further after US President Donald Trump said the truce was “over”

Attacks on three locations across Iran came after three tankers in the strait of Hormuz were targeted on Tuesday

• New strikes:The Middle East saw waves of attacks for a second day as the US and Iran trade strikes again, further threatening their fragile ceasefire. The US military said it hit 90 targets along Iran’s coastline. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain in response

Global markets fell, and oil prices surged after United States President Donald Trump lashed out against Iran, saying that the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran to end the conflict was “over” and warning that the US would likely carry out additional strikes on Wednesday night following attacks the previous day

The US has continued carrying out airstrikes against Iran after President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that the ceasefire between the nations is “over” in the wake of Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz

The United States military has said it is conducting another wave of strikes on Iran, a day after launching another round of attacks

Trump declares Iran ceasefire ‘over’ as U.S. launches new retaliatory strikes July 8, 202603:07

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Tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains vulnerable after the U.S. and Iran ended their cease fire. Oil prices, which had fallen to pre-war levels, began climbing again, while stocks fell. Michael M. Santiago/ North Americahide caption

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