Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran News'It Will Get Much Worse' Trump said strikes on Iran were retribution for attacks on ships; U.S. forces struck approximately 90 Iranian military targets, while a U.S. official told CNN that the cease-fire between Washington and Tehran 'has at least temporarily ceased'Share 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 formatSubscribeBen Samuelsand Reuters08:04 AM • July 09 2026 IDTThe U.S. military said on Wednesday that its forces completed an additional round of strikes against Iran to keep the Strait of ‌Hormuz open to shipping, triggering Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain in the latest escalation, derailing efforts to end the war.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.IranIran Revolutionary GuardsUN Security CouncilIsrael - IranDonald TrumpStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsU.S.-IranTrumpWest BankGaza ChickenpoxGraham PlatnerIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastU.S. and Iran Exchange Fire Overnight as Trump Warns of EscalationTrump Says Iran Cease-fire Is Over - but Isn't Galloping Toward All-out WarIran's Revolutionary Guards Say They Attacked U.S. Bases in Kuwait, BahrainPower to Change Rests With the Very Israelis That Netanyahu Sees as StatisticsIsrael Critic Platner Drops Out of Maine Senate Race After Sexual Assault ClaimRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic Primary