Kate Lamb

The United States launched new strikes against Iran aimed at degrading its capacity to target civilian and commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting renewed Iranian missile and drone attacks across Gulf states. Tehran claimed to have closed the strait and said the escalation rendered recent diplomatic efforts and a temporary agreement aimed at reopening the waterway ineffective. The intensified exchanges raised uncertainties over ongoing negotiations as regional states reported engaging incoming projectiles and Iran accused Washington of undermining security and disrupting commercial shipping.