Tensions Escalate Across Middle East | San Francisco News

0:00It's September 6th. Welcome to San Francisco News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. So, Iran is claiming they hit a U.S. boat in the Strait of Hormuz. They're saying this vessel was trying to sneak into a restricted zone. The U.S. military hasn't confirmed this or put out any statement yet. This comes right after the U.S. said they hit some Iranian oil tankers, which was a response to Iran launching missiles at Navy ships. Americans have been heating up again in that region after about a month of relative quiet. The whole situation really kicked off back on February 28th, with attacks from both the U.S. and Israel on Iran. Even though there was a ceasefire announced in June, there's still been back and forth fighting, with both sides trying to cause damage, while talks stalled. Meanwhile, over in Lebanon, Israel carried out strikes that killed at least four people on Sunday. The health ministry there said two people died in the village of Arapselim and another two in Nabatea. The city's rescue services also mentioned that a hospital, which was already out of use

1:01and empty, was completely leveled. In total, around 20 other people were injured in these strikes, including three kids and five women. Even though there's been a ceasefire in place between Israel and Hezbollah for over two months now, there are still smaller clashes and Israeli. Strikes happening. It seems like the tension is far from over.