US Ends Latest Round of Airstrikes on Iran
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The United States and Iran each are asserting they control the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East.
Law enforcement officials and intelligence experts say Iran-backed proxy groups are behind a growing number of attacks in Europe, most targeting the Jewish community.
The Iranian military said it had fired at U.S. targets across the Persian Gulf as the two sides engaged in another day of hostilities. President Trump on Sunday denied Iran’s claim to have closed the Strait of Hormuz.
It’s been 135 days since the start of the Iran War, and a diplomatic solution seems shakier than ever. President Donald Trump said Monday that “we’re taking over the Strait of Hormuz,” a day after announcing that “we bombed the hell out of them.
The US military says it's trying to "degrade" Iran's ability to hit ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain all report apparent retaliatory strikes by Iran.
The strikes were the latest in a cycle of attacks and counter-attacks as Iran seeks to assert control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. However, the barrage marked an escalation in pace and range.
U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Tehran targeting U.S. assets in six countries and saying it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz.
A Cyprus-flagged container ship was hit by Iran and suffered “significant engineroom damage” and a civilian crew member is missing, U.S. Central Command said.
The U.S. conducted multiple waves of strikes on Iranian targets, while Iran fired at commercial vessels in the key waterway.
Amos Hochstein, TWG Global managing partner and former Biden White House senior advisor, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest developments in the U.S.-Iran war, impact on the energy markets, and more.
Oil prices jumped and early trading on Wall Street was mixed Monday after the U.S. carried out airstrikes and Iran retaliated. Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.3%, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were unchanged and Nasdaq futures tumbled 0.
