TEHRAN — Israel early Wednesday launched new attacks on Iran as the US military said it has hit nearly 2,000 targets inside the Islamic republic, which tried to impose a cost by expanding a missile and drone barrage across the region. With global energy prices on the rise, President Donald Trump said the US Navy was ready to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, the vital chokepoint into the Gulf that Iran has threatened to seal off. Israel’s military said it launched a “broad wave of strikes” after midnight across Iran, which in the hours before had launched […]... Keep on reading: US says 2,000 targets hit as Iran retaliates across Gulf