The U.S. and Iran have exchanged escalating strikes in fighting that began with a struggle over control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

US-Iran tensions escalate as Iran rejects US strike threats, Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi tankers, and the US launches strikes on Iranian targets, raising fears of regional conflict and soaring oil prices.

India’s embassy in Tehran said it is in close contact with authorities after a liquefied petroleum gas tanker, with 28 Indian crew members onboard, came under attack in Iranian territorial waters on Friday.

The US military says it fired on and disabled a tanker ship that was attempting to evade the American blockade on Iranian ports. “We disabled the tanker after the crew attempted to run the blockade at least four times prior,” Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, spokesman for US Central Command, tells AFP.

July 24 (Reuters) - A Mozambique-flagged LPG tanker carrying 28 Indian crew members was attacked in Iranian territorial waters on Friday, the Indian embassy in Tehran said. All Indian crew members are safe and the embassy is in contact with the authorities,

Drones carrying explosives targeted a city in northern Iraq where U.S. forces are station, hours after the American military said it finished its 13th consecutive night of strikes against Iran.

The U.S. military launched the 13th night of strikes Thursday against Iran, targeting key military and commercial sites as clashes continued to escalate over shipping routes. The attacks came after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they targeted two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea,