For twelve consecutive nights, American missiles have struck Iranian territory, and the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow passage through which a fifth of the world's oil once moved freely — has become the axis of a conflict neither side appears willing to leave. A tanker explosion, pilgrim routes caught in crossfire, and threats of infrastructure destruction on both sides mark a confrontation that has moved well beyond the language of deterrence into something closer to attrition. Mediators from Pakistan to the Gulf states are watching, and growing quietly pessimistic, as the world's energy marke
US strikes Iran for 12th night as tanker fire escalates Hormuz crisis
At least two people killed in US missile strike near Iran-Iraq border crossing used daily by thousands of Shia pilgrims; broader civilian infrastructure targeted on both sides.