US and Iran trade strikes for second night in a row after Trump declares ceasefire 'over'
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped 'dramatically' since the lastest attacks began.
The U.S. military announced new strikes against Iran on Wednesday, marking the second straight night of fighting and the worst escalation since talks began to end the war. President Trump also escalated his rhetoric, declaring the ceasefire over. Ed O'Keefe reports.
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped 'dramatically' since the lastest attacks began.
The United States struck targets along Iran’s coastline, aiming to degrade its ability to control the Strait of Hormuz on the second consecutive day of strikes, with President Donald Trump declaring the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding “over.” U.S. Central Command said that it struck approximately 90 Iranian military targets overnight, including air…
Iran launched strikes against US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait on Wednesday after the ceasefire between the US and Iran collapsed last night. This comes after the US launched attacks in Iran in response to Iran targeting several ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. The post JUST IN: Iran Strikes US Military Sites in Bahrain and Kuwait as Trump…
President Trump early Wednesday said the ceasefire with Iran is “over” and declared he didn’t “want to deal with them anymore” after both sides traded strikes overnight and the U.S. revoked a sanctions waiver that allowed Tehran to sell oil and petrochemicals. Trump spoke from the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. He’s scheduled to host a press conference…