Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran targeted the world’s busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as U.S. and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran and the U.N.’s most powerful body demanded a halt to Iran’s strikes on its Gulf neighbors that threaten the world’s oil supply.

The latest attacks marked an escalation in the Islamic Republic’s campaign aimed at generating enough global economic pain to pressure the United States and Israel to end the war that started 12 days ago.