The US announced a new wave of attacks Wednesday night, amid reported explosions in Bandar Abbas, Chabahar and Ahvaz.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington would restore its blockade of Iran and impose fees on commercial vessels using the Strait of Hormuz, after a fresh exchange of attacks cast further doubt on efforts to negotiate an end to the conflict. Posting on social media, Trump said Iranian vessels and ships trading with Iran would be barred from transiting the strategic waterway, while other commercial traffic would be allowed to continue under a new system requiring payments for...
Early on July 12, after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed until further notice and struck a Cyprus-flagged container ship, the United States launched its third round of strikes in a week, hitting some 140 targets. Most were along Iran’s southern coast overlooking the strait – including Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Jask and Qeshm – but one strike days earlier pointed to a different logic. On July 9, US cruise missiles hit the Aq Taqeh Khan bridge in Aq Qala, in the northern province of Golestan,...
Iran war overshadows defence alliance's summit in Turkiye.