US launches airstrikes on Iran; Tehran lashes out at Gulf states
The United States launched significant airstrikes against Iranian targets following an attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated by targeting several Middle Eastern nations, further destabilizing the region and threatening ongoing peace negotiations.
Why it matters
This escalation threatens global oil supply chains and risks collapsing a fragile interim peace deal between the U.S. and Iran.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States attacked Iran early Sunday over an Iranian strike on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze and left one crew member missing. Iran responded with attacks on several countries in the Middle East, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman — the country on the other side of the strait, which Tehran wants to join it in managing traffic there.
The fighting raised new questions about the interim deal Iran and the U.S. reached on June 17, beginning a 60-day period aimed at reaching a permanent end to the war. The midway point of that period comes within the week.
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