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Iran accuses the US of violating the truce, alleging it targeted an oil tanker and carried out attacks on coastal areas.
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The president dismissed Iran's firing on U.S. vessels in the strait as a mere "trifle."
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On Thursday, the U.S. and Iran opened fire in the Strait of Hormuz, with each side claiming the other initiated the attack.
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The escalating attacks raise the threat that the cease-fire could break down.
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Asia-Pacific markets open lower Friday, as concerns grew over renewed hostilities between Iran and the U.S. amid a fragile ceasefire.
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;Resize=(620)) The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks on three navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz Thursday and "targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces." The U.S. military said no ships were hit. Iranian state media said the country's armed forces exchanged fire with "the enemy" on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
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The U.S. conducted "self-defense" strikes against Iranian targets after Iran fired at U.S. destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according to CENTCOM.
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Also, the U.S. and Iran exchange fire. Here's the latest at the end of Thursday.
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;Resize=(620)) In an internal note obtained by CBC News, Bell said it investigated and terminated an undisclosed number of employees for "misrepresenting their presence in the workplace." But several fired employees, and the lawyer representing them, say they believe the employees were actually fired for economic reasons, rather than misconduct.
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The airstrike on the Haret Hreik neighborhood targeted the leader of the Radwan forces, Hezbollah's elite and battle-hardened fighting unit, Israeli authorities said.
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As civilians displaced by the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon try to return to their war-damaged homes, a new Israeli occupation zone in the country's south poses an obstacle for many. Meanwhile, the ceasefire has reduced but not eliminated the fighting.
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