US, Iran Exchange Blows In Rekindled Mideast War
The United States and Iran have engaged in a series of retaliatory military strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, escalating a conflict that had previously seen a preliminary peace deal. Both nations have targeted military and infrastructure sites, causing significant regional instability.
Why it matters
Renewed conflict between the US and Iran in a critical maritime chokepoint poses severe risks to global oil supplies and regional security.
The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf on Thursday, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war, despite a call from mediator Pakistan to resume talks.
The rekindled fighting came a month after a preliminary deal was signed that aimed to end the conflict, which broke out in late February with massive US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
On Thursday, Tehran threatened to target infrastructure across the region if US President Donald Trump followed through on a threat to attack power plants and bridges in Iran.
It followed another exchange of strikes between the two countries, with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards saying they struck a US air base in Jordan with ballistic missiles, in response to what they described as an American attack near a children’s cancer hospital in the Islamic republic.
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