US-Iran Military Actions Resume with Strikes, Blockade, and Shipping Incidents in Strait of Hormuz
57Framing Analysis
Iran conducted attacks on US Gulf allies on July 18 following the collapse of a ceasefire one week earlier. US forces carried out strikes on Iranian military sites using aircraft, drones, and warships while enforcing a naval blockade, with more than 50,000 US service members deployed in the region. Oil prices rose more than 4 percent amid the renewed fighting.