US and Iran Escalate Strikes Across Mideast; Bridges and a Water Plant Hit
Iran hit a Kuwait desalination plant as U.S. strikes damaged bridges and a key port, deepening the fight over the Strait of Hormuz.
- On Friday, the United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran, hitting bridges, energy sites, and collapsing a tower at a key port to pressure Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz.
- President Donald Trump aims to compel Iran to loosen its hold on the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping crossings hit a three-week low and oil prices rose above $86 a barrel.
- Health Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour reported Friday that strikes killed at least 38 people and wounded more than 400, while Iran's Energy Ministry acknowledged "attacks on power infrastructure."
- Iran retaliated Friday by targeting Kuwait's desalination plant, which supplies about 90% of the country's drinking water, and fired missiles at Qatar, Jordan, and Iraq.
- Despite President Trump's Thursday promise that the U.S. is "winning big," the conflict continues to escalate, creating pressure on the administration to avoid prolonged Middle East involvement.
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Hormuz Without a Peace
The June ceasefire did not produce a postwar order in the Strait of Hormuz. It produced a pause. And now that pause has given way to renewed U.S. strikes, Iranian retaliation across the Gulf, and another collapse in commercial confidence. By July 9, tanker traffic was at a near standstill. Only two tankers were publicly recorded crossing in the early hours, while other vessels switched off tracking systems or waited outside the waterway. That se…
US-Iran Strikes Now Target Power, Water Facilities. Peace Hopes Recede
The US and Iran continued the relentless attacks and counterattacks on infrastructure and military targets on Saturday, as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified, plunging the ceasefire
Iran, US strikes ramp up as Tehran declares peace deal abandoned
Iran unleashed heavy attacks on Gulf neighbors in retaliation for the latest U.S. strikes as Tehran said it was suspending its commitments under the interim peace deal. Kuwait suffered one of its heaviest barrages since the Middle East conflict ...
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