US and Tehran trade attacks for a second day, Iran targets Jordan and Gulf states

The United States and Iran traded air attacks on Thursday for a second straight day, with President Donald Trump vowing further strikes if Tehran does not immediately agree to a peace deal.The escalation in hostilities began earlier this week with the downing of a US Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, which sparked a series of tit-for-tat attacks across Iran and on US bases around the region.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.It was the most serious threat to a fragile ceasefire agreed in April, dampening hopes for a swift end to the war that started in late February with massive US-Israeli joint air strikes on Iran.The US military said its latest attacks targeted “military surveillance capabilities, communication systems, and air defense sites across Iran” in response to what it called Tehran’s “unwarranted and continued aggression.”Trump told Fox News reporter Trey Yingst on Wednesday evening the US strikes would stop shortly

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