A US airstrike targeted an area near the western Iranian city of Piranshahr, close to the Iraqi border, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported on Wednesday. According to the broadcaster, the strike hit a location in West Azerbaijan province and was “reportedly carried out by the United States.” There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The reported strike comes amid heightened regional tensions. A fragile calm has largely prevailed since Friday after the latest exchange of US strikes on Iran and Iranian retaliatory attacks subsided. READ: US military says it intercepted Iranian missiles targeting its forces as oil prices jump President Donald Trump declared a ceasefire over on July 8 after tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz that Washington […]
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