Iran and US carry out fresh strikes while Israel-Hezbollah conflict escalates

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• The US has said it struck Iranian military sites over the weekend while Tehran said it responded by targeting an American base, marking the third known escalations in a week around the Strait of Hormuz.
• US Central Command said it launched "self-defence strikes" in response to "aggressive Iranian actions", which it said included a US drone being shot down over international waters.
• Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted an air base used by US forces for an attack on southern Iran.
• Kuwait said its air defence system had confronted "hostile" missiles and drones - with its foreign ministry later condemning "heinous and repeated Iranian attacks".
• Meanwhile, Israel's prime minister has ordered attacks on the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, as the conflict with the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah continues to escalate.