Strikes in Iran's coastal Hormozgan Province killed three and wounded eight, damaging two bridges and a road tunnel.
WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because direct US-and-Israeli strikes on Iranian territory risk closing the Strait of Hormuz—where a fifth of the world's oil moves—and can reignite a multi-front war pulling in Hezbollah, Iraqi militias, and the Houthis.
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"US airstrikes early on Saturday killed three people and wounded eight others in the southern Hormozgan province, which borders the Strait of Hormuz, while two bridges and a road tunnel were damaged, Iranian state TV reported."
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