US strikes Iran for eighth night after 2 troops died in Jordan
Explosions were reported in Hormozgan, Qeshm and Khuzestan as Tehran paused commitments tied to an initial deal with Washington.
Series: Iran · US Iran Conflict · 11 chapters since Jul 7Explosions were reported in Hormozgan, Qeshm and Khuzestan as Tehran paused commitments tied to an initial deal with Washington.
Series: Iran · US Iran Conflict · 11 chapters since Jul 7Why it matters: Iran answered with strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman, widening the risk to Gulf shipping and diplomacy.
Why it matters: The clash centers on the Strait of Hormuz after a commercial ship was set ablaze, threatening oil flows and wider war talks.
The fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire is under strain after Washington said the strikes retaliated for attacks on three commercial ships near Oman.
Bahrain said it intercepted the drone, but debris fell in Hamad Town and Manama after Iran claimed a strike on a US base.
The move raises the risk of global energy supply disruptions, even as the U.S. military says commercial vessels still use the route.
The move again chokes a route carrying about 20 percent of global oil and gas supplies amid fresh U.S. attacks.