- 19h ago
US launches new airstrikes on Iran and threatens to destroy power plants and bridges if no deal, as Iran hits US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan
The US launched a fourth night of airstrikes on Iran and reinstated a naval blockade as President Trump warned of attacks on Iran’s power plants and bridges if no deal is reached. Iran retaliated by hitting US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan and threatened to shut more energy export routes.
- 2d ago
Trump scraps 20% Strait of Hormuz tax, imposes total blockade on Iranian ports after renewed strikes
Less than 24 hours after proposing a 20% levy on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump shelved the plan in favor of Gulf investment deals while ordering a total naval blockade on ships linked to Iran.
- 3d ago
US and Iran trade heavy strikes across the Gulf, ceasefire collapses as Hormuz closes again
American forces struck dozens of targets inside Iran for a second consecutive night, while Tehran retaliated with missile and drone attacks on US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Jordan, killing at least one person and wounding several others.
- 4d ago
After US bombs 140 military targets, Iran launches missile and drone strikes on five Gulf countries and shuts the Strait of Hormuz
The US struck around 140 Iranian military sites overnight, triggering retaliatory missile and drone barrages against the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, and Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed until further notice.
- Jul 10
Iran launches ballistic missiles at Jordanian air base used by U.S. forces, testing fragile ceasefire
Iran fired ten ballistic missiles at Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base on Thursday, and Jordan intercepted eight of them. The strike was part of a wider escalatory wave across the Gulf, with Kuwait and Bahrain also targeted.
- Jul 9
US confirms strikes on 90 military targets in Iran while explosions hit near Bushehr nuclear site; Iran blames US and Israel
The US military confirmed strikes on about 90 Iranian military targets, while Iran reported an attack on a facility near its Bushehr nuclear plant and blamed the 'American-Zionist enemy,' though Washington denied involvement in that specific incident.
- Jul 9
US and Iran trade heavy strikes after Trump declares ceasefire over, with Strait of Hormuz control at the heart of renewed fighting
President Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran 'over' on Wednesday, triggering a new wave of US airstrikes on Iranian military targets and retaliatory attacks by Tehran on US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
- Jul 9
Gulf conflict escalation pushes oil past $82 and gas to 3-month high, European stocks hold steady
Renewed US-Iran hostilities and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent European gas to 51.5 euros per megawatt hour and Brent crude above $82 a barrel on 13 July 2026, while European equities posted modest gains and Asian chipmakers tumbled.
- Jul 9
US launches second night of strikes on Iran as Trump declares ceasefire over
American forces struck Iranian military targets for a second consecutive night on Wednesday, hours after President Donald Trump declared the interim ceasefire with Tehran 'over' and threatened much worse retaliation if Iran attacks commercial ships again.
- Jul 8
Trump declares Iran ceasefire over after US strikes, Iran retaliates
President Trump declared the June ceasefire with Iran 'over' at the NATO summit in Ankara, following a night of US airstrikes that killed eight Iranian military personnel and an Iranian retaliatory barrage against American bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.
- Jul 8
EASA tells airlines to avoid Iran, Iraq and Lebanon airspace until 31 August after new US-Iran strikes
The EU aviation safety agency has told carriers to avoid the airspace of Iran, Iraq and Lebanon through 31 August, citing a fragile US-Iran truce and the risk of further military action after a new round of strikes.
- Jul 8
Trump declares Iran ceasefire over, calls leaders ‘scum’ and ‘sick’; US revokes oil license and launches strikes
President Trump said the June 17 memorandum with Iran is ‘finished’ and a ‘waste of time,’ after both sides traded overnight attacks. Washington revoked Tehran’s oil-sales license and bombed military sites; Iran retaliated with missile and drone strikes on US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.
- Jul 8
Iran warns US after deadly strikes: 'If you hit, you will be hit back' as ceasefire collapses
Two days of US air strikes on Iran and retaliatory drone attacks on American bases in the Gulf have killed at least 14 people and shattered a month-old truce, as Donald Trump declares the memorandum of understanding 'finished'.
- Jul 6
Maine Democrats scramble to pick new Senate nominee after Platner withdraws amid rape allegation
The party faces a July 27 state deadline, with a convention set for July 25 in Bangor and a crowded field of contenders emerging, including former state Senate president Troy Jackson and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.
- Jul 5
US strikes Iranian command centers, disables tanker as Tehran threatens regional infrastructure
American forces struck Iranian command centers and air defenses, disabled a tanker trying to reach Kharg Island, and reimposed a naval blockade, while Tehran threatened to crush regional infrastructure if its own is targeted.
- Jul 4
Iran's new supreme leader vows revenge, Trump says 1,000 missiles aimed at Iran and threatens 'decimate' if his life is targeted
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei calls vengeance 'inevitable' in his first statement since his father's funeral, while President Trump declares 1,000 missiles are 'locked and loaded' with thousands more ready, and warns any assassination attempt would prompt total destruction of Iran.
- Jun 29
US and Iran send envoys to Doha despite conflicting accounts of talks, as Iraq presses for larger OPEC quota amid war fallout
Conflicting statements from Washington and Tehran over high-level meetings in Qatar this week have thrown fresh uncertainty over the fragile US-Iran ceasefire, as Iraq demands a bigger OPEC production quota to offset war-driven economic losses.
- Jun 29
Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel in southern Lebanon as Beirut rejects US-brokered framework deal
The Israeli military detonated a 200-metre Hezbollah tunnel near Majdal Zoun on Sunday, hours after Lebanese officials and the militant group rejected a US-brokered security agreement signed two days earlier.
- Jun 29
Gulf states rush pipelines, land bridges as Hormuz blockade enters fourth month
Four months into the Strait of Hormuz blockade, Gulf nations are accelerating pipeline projects, truck convoys and rail revivals to keep oil and goods flowing. A Dutch think tank calls the disruption the 'largest energy shock in history'.
- Jun 28
Iran claims exclusive 30-day control of Strait of Hormuz and warns against outside intervention
After three days of renewed skirmishes, Iran's foreign minister declared from Baghdad that the Strait of Hormuz will remain under Tehran's sole management for another 30 days and warned that unilateral actions would only prolong the crisis.
