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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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US and Iran trade attacks for a second day, undermining shaky ceasefire

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 U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, which sparked a series of tit-for-tat attacks across Iran and on U.S. bases around the region.

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