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Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being buried amid an escalating exchange of fire on the 132nd day of the war.
President Donald Trump’s renewed U.S. strikes on Iran have Tehran threatening “grave consequences,” fueling Iran war fears, Strait of Hormuz security risks, oil market anxiety and potentially rising gas prices again.
The US-Iran conflict has flared again after attacks on three ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, including Qatari and Saudi Arabian tankers, prompted the United States to launch what it called “powerful strikes” against Iran.
This difference reflects Iran’s limited firepower and degraded air defenses, and highlights how the war is taking a disproportionate toll on Iranians.
President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire over amid escalating strikes. Both sides are vying for control of the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war.
Attacks on ships were followed by new U.S. strikes on Iran, which responded by firing at Gulf nations. The pattern of hostilities has all but collapsed a cease-fire, with little sign that either side will step back.
“He’s screwing us into political oblivion,” said one House member.
The US military struck a railway bridge in north-eastern Iran overnight, Iranian state media reported early on Thursday. Several projectiles hit the bridge in Golestan province, state broadcaster
Iran said it launched suicide drone strikes on US-linked sites in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain after fresh American attacks. Tehran also said 14 people were killed in two days of US strikes.
