Jul 18 U.S. military launches new airstrikes to punish Iran for deaths of U.S. troops By Jon Gambrell, Toqa Ezzidin, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Since the war began, 16 U.S. service members have now been killed and over 430 wounded. Continue reading
Jul 17 3 islands help control access to the Strait of Hormuz. They're in the crosshairs of the Iran war By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The expanding U.S. military campaign against Iran has put three small islands that sit at the confluence of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz in the crosshairs once again. Continue reading
Jul 16 U.S. expands attacks on Iran, which calls Strait of Hormuz a 'red line' as it strikes back By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The interim ceasefire agreed to last month has collapsed, and the region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks by the U.S. and Iran as they battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 4:50 Iran war driving up costs and putting seafarers at risk, UN maritime chief warns By Nick Schifrin, Veronica Vela The White House said American and Iranian negotiators continue to speak, even as both sides draw a hard line in public. The U.S. military is again launching strikes on Iran, while President Trump has suggested he will soon escalate. For… Continue watching
Jul 15 U.S. reimposes blockade and steps up strikes as Iran threatens to halt all energy exports from the region By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iranian officials said Wednesday that the American strikes hit an Iranian army barracks, killed at least seven troops and wounded more than 260 people across the country. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 3:15 U.S. launches more strikes, tightens naval blockade as Iran hits Gulf allies By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart, Unda Dittaboot The U.S. launched a fourth straight night of strikes and is reimposing its naval blockade of all Iranian ports, its most formal step toward resuming full-scale war with Iran. President Trump says the move is designed to starve Iran’s regime… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 7:42 Middle East experts assess latest escalation in U.S.-Iran conflict By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart, Unda Dittaboot As the U.S. and Iran battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz, Nick Schifrin discusses the latest developments with Alan Eyre and Miad Maleki. Eyre was part of the Obama administration's negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal and… Continue watching
Jul 14 WATCH: Trump says he's reversing course on Strait of Hormuz fees because Gulf states will invest in U.S. By Associated Press The president explained his thinking in backing away from a 20% toll on cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz, saying he was called by “kings and emirs” and other leaders who suggested an alternate arrangement. Continue reading
Jul 14 U.S. launches additional strikes on Iran ahead of restoring blockade, official says By Jon Gambrell, Collin Binkley, Josh Boak, Associated Press The U.S. carried out another wave of strikes ahead of its planned reimposition of a blockade on Iran's ports, a U.S. official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive military operation. Continue reading
Jul 14 Why it's so difficult for the U.S. to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz By Ben Finley, Farnoush Amiri, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Commercial vessels have been avoiding traditional routes through the strait out of fear of Iranian mines. Continue reading