The conflict between the US and Iran escalated dramatically on Thursday, with President Trump threatening to seize Iranian oil infrastructure and US forces conducting a second day of airstrikes. - Trump claimed Iran's military is largely destroyed and vowed to take control of Kharg Island and other oil assets.
- US airstrikes targeted Iranian surveillance, communication, and air defense sites, with Iran retaliating by firing at Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan. - The violence has complicated a ceasefire reached in April, with Iran saying the US attacks rendered it meaningless.
- The dispute centers on Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. The conflict has also caused casualties, with three Indians killed in an attack on a tanker, and has rattled global energy markets.