Along the narrow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, where a quarter of the world's seaborne oil has long flowed in uneasy peace, the United States and Iran are now locked in an escalating contest of strikes and counter-strikes that threatens to reshape global commerce and regional order. American forces struck targets near Tehran for the first time, while Iran closed the strait and retaliated against US allies across the Middle East, each side raising the stakes in a conflict that began in late February. The human toll climbs quietly alongside the economic one — soldiers killed in barracks, tanke
US intensifies Iran strikes as Tehran draws 'red line' over Strait of Hormuz
Iranian officials report over 35 killed and 300+ wounded from US strikes; at least 7 soldiers killed in barracks attack in Sistan and Baluchestan province.