Seven months into an active military confrontation, the United States and Iran find themselves locked in a cycle of strike and counterstrike over the Strait of Hormuz — one of the arteries through which the modern world breathes. What began as a dispute over nuclear ambitions and maritime mines has now drawn in ballistic missiles, civilian allegations, and a darkly playful embassy taunt that dressed geopolitical brinkmanship in the costume of a childhood computer game. History has seen great powers communicate through proxies and symbols before; rarely has a game of Minesweeper carried such li
Iran Taunts US With Minesweeper Video as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate
Iranian state media alleged a wedding was hit in US strikes; US military denies targeting civilians.