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Tehran says the US strikes hit bridges, while the US boards a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
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;Resize=(620)) The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by increasingly hitting bridges, part of U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran launched new missile attacks against U.S.-allied nations in the Middle East and warned that its attacks would escalate.
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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U.S. diesel prices first surpassed $5 a gallon in March. Renewed fighting in the Persian Gulf and reduced refinery capacity is once again pushing up prices.
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