The US military completed a "heavy wave of strikes" against Iran on Thursday in retaliation against Tehran targeting American bases in Jordan, as fighting intensified in the Middle East war after a nearly week-long pause. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAmerican forces "successfully completed a heavy wave of strikes against Iran", and struck dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard targets including military command centres, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. In a sign of the war's spread, Saudi Arabia and the United States announced strikes Wednesday on militant bases in Iraq, while US ally Israel accused Iran-backed Hezbollah of a truce violation. The US military said logistics and weapons sites belonging to an Iran-aligned group were targeted in the strikes. The United States also announced new sanctions targeting entities linked to Iran's Guards that it accused of extorting ships transiting the strait.