The Escalation Cycle: Iran US Tensions Reach a Boiling Point The past fortnight has seen an alarming escalation of hostilities between the United States and Iran, with the US conducting its 10th consecutive night of airstrikes against Iranian targets.
Washington insists these strikes are designed to degrade Iranian military capabilities used in attacks on commercial shipping, while Tehran maintains they target civilian infrastructure.
The latest round of tit for tat exchanges began after two US soldiers were killed in an Iranian missile strike on a military site in Jordan.