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Latest developments in the US-Iran war

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  • The United States and Iran exchanged attacks after Washington struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Iran said it attacked US military facilities in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, while Jordan reported intercepting eight missiles.
  • Iran’s regional diplomacy and Washington’s campaign to isolate Tehran economically are unfolding alongside the renewed fighting.

The war between the United States and Iran has erupted again after a month-long lull, with strikes and reported retaliation spreading across the region.

The United States said its forces hit two Iranian launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. US Navy Captain Tim Hawkins said Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces had been preparing to launch rockets equipped with sea mines into the strategic waterway.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they responded by attacking two US military air bases in Jordan with ballistic missiles, causing “heavy damage,” according to Iranian state media. Jordan’s army said it intercepted eight missiles but did not identify their origin. Iran later said it had targeted US military personnel at an air base in the United Arab Emirates.

Earlier today, US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz.

— Tim HawkinsA US Navy captain described the reason for the American strikes on Larak Island.

The renewed confrontation is also being played out through diplomacy and economic pressure. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was due to attend a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, where Russia’s Vladimir Putin was expected to hold separate talks with Pezeshkian and China’s Xi Jinping. Meanwhile, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent planned to press G20 counterparts to isolate Iran economically, including through expanded secondary sanctions.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei called on Muslim countries in the region to unite against the United States and Israel. The written message came six months after the war began. Khamenei has not appeared publicly since taking power after his father, Ali Khamenei, was killed at the start of the war.

The United Arab Emirates’ central bank also ordered an urgent inspection of Banque Misr branches in the country. The move followed Washington’s announcement that it would cut the Egyptian state-owned bank’s Gulf operations off from the US financial system as part of efforts to pressure Iran.

heavy damage

— Iranian Revolutionary GuardsIran’s state media used the phrase in describing reported missile strikes on US bases in Jordan.
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