TEHRAN, Iran — Heavy blasts shook Tehran late Friday, hours after the United States vowed intensified air strikes against Iran and reportedly sent Marines and more ships to the Middle East. After two weeks of war the Islamic republic has doubled down on defiance, launching drone and missile attacks on neighbours and keeping a stranglehold on the Gulf’s Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices spiking. Earlier Friday, several of its top surviving officials led a pro-government march in Tehran even as explosions went off, with state media reporting at least one person was killed in a blast nearby. The demonstrators […]... Keep on reading: Blasts rock Tehran as US said to be sending more ships