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- Iran said it targeted an American military base in retaliation for U.S. strikes, marking escalating tensions.
- The move marked the second exchange of hostilities in three days between Iran and the U.S..
- A U.S. official said four Iranian drones were shot down after threatening American forces and commercial shipping through Strait of Hormuz.
Oil and stock prices swung sharply Thursday on news that the United States and Iran were moving toward an agreement to reopen the crucial shipping lane that runs along Iran’s southern border, despite continued strikes between the two countries.
Iran earlier said that it had targeted an American military base in retaliation for U.S. strikes in Iran on Wednesday, marking the second exchange of hostilities in three days between the two countries.
A U.S. official said four Iranian drones it had knocked down on Wednesday posed a threat to American forces in the region and to the little commercial shipping still moving through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical transit route for oil and gas tankers.
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