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CENTCOM says 1B barrels of oil crossed Hormuz under US military escort

The head of U.S. Central Command declared Saturday that more than 1 billion barrels of crude oil have moved through the Strait of Hormuz over the past two months under American military protection, marking what he called the highest volume…

U.S. strikes more Iranian tankers after second missile attack on Navy warship

The U.S. military struck multiple Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday after Iran launched a second wave of missile attacks against an American warship, according to a U.S. official who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The strikes,…

Iran vows ‘severe’ retaliation after US destroys three IRGC oil tankers

The United States destroyed three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired ballistic missiles at two American warships, triggering a rapid cycle of retaliation that saw Tehran strike six vessels in return and warn of…

IRGC attacks six ships after US destroys Iranian tankers

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said Saturday it attacked six vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz, striking back after U.S. forces destroyed three Iranian oil tankers earlier in the day in an escalation of the months-long maritime…

IRGC says it struck two oil tankers under US escort in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed Friday that its naval forces struck and halted two oil tankers navigating the Strait of Hormuz under US military air escort, further escalating a maritime standoff now in its fifth month.

U.S., Saudi Arabia launch joint strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq

U.S. and Saudi forces carried out joint precision airstrikes in eastern Iraq on Tuesday targeting Iran-backed militias, U.S. Central Command announced, marking an escalation that came hours after CENTCOM confirmed intercepting an Iranian ballistic missile attack aimed at American forces…

US launches 12th night of strikes on Iranian targets

U.S. Central Command launched a new round of strikes against Iranian military targets on Wednesday evening, marking a 12th consecutive night of American airstrikes as the widening conflict between Washington and Tehran shows no signs of abating.

US military death toll in Iran conflict rises to 17

A U.S. service member was killed Saturday in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian attack drone, U.S. Central Command announced Sunday, raising the American military death toll in the conflict with Iran to…

Iran suspends interim deal with US as both sides trade infrastructure strikes

The United States completed a seventh consecutive night of military strikes against Iran early Saturday, as Tehran announced it had formally suspended all commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and a senior military adviser warned that Iran is prepared…

IRGC claims it destroyed US drone depot, AI center in Bahrain

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Friday that it struck and "completely destroyed" what it described as Bahrain's "main artificial intelligence center," claiming the facility was used by the United States to assist in target selection for military operations…

US strikes Iran for fifth straight day as Trump threatens power plants, bridges

The United States launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iranian military targets on Greater Tunb Island early Wednesday, while Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed retaliatory attacks on US bases across three countries, marking a dramatic escalation as the…

Trump demands 20% toll on Strait of Hormuz cargo, renews blockade

President Donald Trump on Monday declared that the United States would reassert control over the Strait of Hormuz, demanding a 20% reimbursement on cargo transiting the waterway and positioning America as the strait's protector, according to Reuters. The announcement marks…

US launches strikes on Iran after three ships hit near Hormuz

The U.S. military launched a series of strikes against Iranian targets on Tuesday in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command announced. The strikes mark the latest escalation threatening a fragile…

US says 129 ships diverted under naval blockade of Iran

US Central Command announced on Friday that 129 commercial vessels have been diverted and six ships disabled since the launch of the naval blockade against Iran on April 13, marking nearly eight weeks of maritime enforcement around Iranian ports in…

US Marines board cargo ship in Arabian Sea to enforce Iran blockade

U.S. Marines on Tuesday boarded and searched a commercial vessel in the Arabian Sea suspected of attempting to reach Iran in violation of the American naval blockade, the military said, before releasing the ship after confirming it was not headed…