Trump Says US Navy Will Blockade Hormuz in Major Escalation

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Deterrence or escalation? What the surge of US troops might mean in Iran.

There’s a saying often invoked in the run-up to wars: If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.  The late Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld reportedly cited it privately within the George W. Bush administration as U.S. troops deployed to Baghdad, then publicly in 2013 to criticize President Barack Obama when … Read more

Iran-backed Houthis fire missile at Israel from Yemen, risking further escalation

The Yemen-based Houthi militant group claimed responsibility for an attack on Israel on Saturday, marking the Iran-backed group’s entry into the widening conflict in the Middle East, one that could further disrupt the region’s vital shipping lanes. The Houthis “have carried out their first military operation with a batch of ballistic missiles, which targeted sensitive … Read more

Trump backs off escalation but Iran war goes on amid ‘productive’ talks

Though markets responded positively to Trump’s turnaround, it was swiftly followed by a new round of Israeli strikes in the heart of Tehran. The war it launched alongside the U.S. on Feb. 28 continued, as did Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz. That has left the world facing a worse energy crisis than the … Read more

U.S. and Iran threaten escalation, and Robert Mueller dies: Weekend Rundown

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday defended U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran’s infrastructure, saying “sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate.” His comments came just hours after President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that he was giving Iranian leadership 48 hours to open the Strait of Hormuz or risk strikes that “will hit … Read more

Iranian missiles hit southern Israel in major escalation of war

Iranian missiles hit southern Israel in major escalation of war – CBS News Watch CBS News Iranian missiles hit southern Israel overnight near its main nuclear facility at Dimona, injuring at least 170 people according to the authorities and causing heavy destruction. Charlie D’Agata reports from the worst-hit town of Arad. Source link

Iran war escalation sets key gas sites, and the world’s energy prices, ablaze

The molten fireballs and belching smoke over the Middle East early Thursday signaled a dramatic escalation in the Iran war — and its threat to the global economy. Israel launched a widespread strike on Iran’s world-largest gas field, South Pars, triggering retaliation from Tehran against key energy sites across the Gulf Arab states. Like the … Read more

Sustained war with Iran could drain US missile stockpiles, test escalation control

Trump addresses possibility of Iran strikes President Donald Trump spoke with reporters on Friday about the possibility of the U.S. striking Iran, recognizing that it could risk the U.S. getting into a longer conflict. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran continue, current and former defense … Read more