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The U.S. has made progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran war is far from over

By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

In recent weeks, the United States has succeeded in loosening Iran's grip over the Strait of Hormuz while virtually shutting down Iran's own oil exports, accelerating its economic free fall.

Yemen risks return to civil war as Iran-backed Houthis target vital oil shipping route

By Cara Anna, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press

Yemen is moving closer to a return to civil war as Iran-backed rebels threaten a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.

WATCH: Trump says oil prices will come down after midterm elections

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump, in an exchange with reporters before traveling to Dallas for the midterm Republican convention, added that he believes Iran will finally relent after the pivotal elections are held in the U.S.

Oil rises past $100 a barrel after the latest wave of Middle East attacks

By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press

The price of oil surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time since July after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threatened to debilitate an already weakened supply chain.

U.S. strikes Iranian tankers after more attempted missile attacks on Navy warship

By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships and Tehran hit back at American targets in Jordan, the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes that have lurched the…

U.S. hits remaining parts of Iran's aviation sector with sanctions in latest move to isolate Tehran

By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The Trump administration accused the 36 entities targeted this week of supporting Iran's efforts to use its aviation sector to move weapons, personnel and illicit cargo.

The Iranian school struck in the war's earliest attacks is now a memorial for children

By Amir Vahdat, Associated Press

The Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran, is now a memorial for children and others killed in the Feb. 28 attacks that sparked the war with the United States and Israel.

Iran says it plans to announce a new 'exclusion zone' near the Strait of Hormuz

By Samy Magdy, Julia Frankel, Cara Anna, Associated Press

Mohsen Rezaei's comments to Iran's state broadcaster came with few details, a day after the U.S. struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to Tehran launching ballistic missiles at U.S. warships.

U.S. strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying warships were targeted with ballistic missiles

By Amir Vahdat, Toqa Ezzidin, Cara Anna, Associated Press

The strikes — a day after U.S. President Donald Trump sought to minimize the conflict as “small potatoes” — keep up a new tilt back toward fighting after six months of on-again, off-again war.