Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsThe U.S. military carried out strikes in southern Iran against targets including mine-laying boats and missile launch sites. The attacks came as Iran's top negotiator and its ⁠foreign minister were in Doha for talks on a potential deal with the United StatesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReutersand The Associated Press09:38 AM • May 26 2026 IDTU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz has to be open "one way or the other," a day after U.S. forces conducted what Washington called defensive strikes in southern Iran.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:2026 Israel-Iran WarIran - U.S.Marco RubioDonald TrumpIran nuclearStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealGazaTrumpWhite House ShootingSettler ViolenceJewish Soccer PlayersHaQuizHaaretz PodcastRubio Says Hormuz Strait Will Open 'One Way or Another' After U.S. Strikes IranGulf States Can't Rely on Trump's U.S. and May Be Forced Into Alliance With IranAfter U.S. Strikes, Rubio Says Hormuz Has to Be Opened 'One Way or the Other''Barren and Desolate': Mark Twain Wasn't the Only American Miffed by PalestineIsraeli Security Forces Secretly Helped to Smuggle Unsupervised Goods Into GazaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in Kentucky'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but TruthWorld Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists Video