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The U.S. has resumed striking Iran during daylight — a move that further signaled the increasing tempo in attacks.
House conservatives blocked legislation to pressure Senate action on the SAVE America Act, but Speaker Mike Johnson proposed a deal to end the standoff.
The U.S. has reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
The UAE calls the attack "brazen" after one person was killed and eight injured, while the US completes strikes aimed at degrading "Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping".
American forces launched fresh strikes against Iran to degrade Tehran’s ability to target commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM said, as a U.S. naval blockade against Iranian ports resumed Tuesday.
The U.S. and Iran are fighting for control of the Strait of Hormuz, threatening a return to all-out war after agreeing to a ceasefire last month.
The United States launched a third round of bombings on Iran within 24 hours on Wednesday evening, as President Donald Trump threatened to escalate the conflict further if Iran does not agree to negotiate.
After several days of strikes, the president notified Congress that fighting had begun again and announced shipping fees that his administration previously deemed illegal.
Iran threatened to block all oil exporting routes in the region on Wednesday in response to the U.S. maritime blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. military disabled an unladen oil tanker attempting to sail to an Iranian port in the Arabian Gulf on Wednesday, the first instance of the U.S. forces crippling a vessel since President Trump reimposed the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz ...
