Middle East crisis live: US launches fresh strikes on Iran after days-long pause in attacks
US Central Command announces attacks early on Thursday as military strikes carried out by both sides in previous day risks return to all-out war and further expansion in the region Welcome to our live coverage of the continuing crisis in the Middle East. The US has said it is conducting airstrikes in Iran , after a lull of several days in direct US attacks on targets in Iran. The renewed hostilities sent oil prices spiking .