Conflict · 37 days ago
US and Iran exchange direct strikes
🇺🇸 UNITED STATES — The United States and Iran have escalated military hostilities, with the U.S. launching fresh strikes in response to regional threats. Tensions are mounting as Iran threatens to block critical trade routes, effectively ending a fragile period of relative calm. President Trump is expected to address the nation amid the intensifying crisis, which also involves heightened friction with China.
First reported by aljazeera.com · developing for 46 days · 31 sourcesaawsat.comUS, Iran Trade Attacks in Return to Full-Blown Warfrance24.comCivilian infrastructure hit as US and Iran escalate attacks across the Middle Eastscmp.comTrump to address nation as Iran crisis, China tensions and election fight intensifybbc.co.ukIran threatens to block more trade routes as US launches fresh strikesnytimes.comFor Israel, the U.S.-Iran Hostilities Have Created an Uneasy Limbotheconversation.comThe US and Iran are back at war. And with one main sticking point, there's no end in sightaljazeera.comMarch to July: What’s different as US-Iran fighting escalates again?arabnews.comUN chief calls on US and Iran to halt new outbreak of fightingjpost.comUS, Iran talks mediated by Qatar amid back-and-forth airstrikescbsnews.comU.S.-Iran Latest: Tehran seeks regional support as mediators push to keep talks going after intense flare-upnpr.orgU.S. and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast : NPRirishtimes.comTechnical talks between US and Iran continue following fresh clashesforeignpolicy.comU.S., Iran Return to the Brink of All-Out Warlatimes.comU.S. and Iran exchange intensifying fire across the Mideast, threatening the interim deal to end war+17 more outlets
Why it matters
Renewed conflict in the Persian Gulf threatens global energy security and risks a wider regional war.
Context
The Strait of Hormuz is a vital global chokepoint, through which a significant portion of the world's liquid natural gas and petroleum passes.