Why the US and Iran are trading strikes, briefly explained.

The U.S. launched renewed strikes on Iran on Tuesday in response to Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

The US has launched extensive military strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks on commercial ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz, igniting a dangerous cycle of reprisals that…

Both sides have accused each other of violating the memorandum of understanding signed in June.

Global markets and oil prices have been shaken after the United States and Iran exchanged new strikes and President Donald Trump suggested that negotiations between the countries…

Global markets and oil prices lurched after the United States and Iran traded new strikes. The conflict threatened lives throughout the region and foreign residents of Gulf…

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is conducting fresh strikes on Iran, the U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday, hours after President Donald Trump declared that…

The US has launched the new strikes as the ceasefire and tentative peace deal continues to fray following renewed Iranian aggression in the Strait of Hormuz.

The US launched the new strikes as the ceasefire and tentative peace deal continues to fray following renewed Iranian aggression in the Strait of Hormuz.

The US launched the new strikes as the ceasefire and tentative peace deal continues to fray following renewed Iranian aggression in the Strait of Hormuz.

Second night of strikes comes after Trump says ceasefire 'over', but suggests talks for lasting peace will continue.

Second night of strikes comes after Trump says ceasefire 'over', suggests talks for lasting peace will continue.

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Why the US and Iran are trading strikes, briefly explained.

"If you strike, you will be struck back,” Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, says; US says it struck 90 military targets in Iran.

The United States renewed its strikes on Iran's military infrastructure, striking approximately 90 targets overnight on July 8-9, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced a…

The US military said it hit 90 targets along Iran’s coastline. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain in response. Follow here for…

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In many ways it was already the ceasefire that never was. But with the United States and Iran claiming to have hit dozens of targets each with air, drone and missile strikes in…

Neither side has officially called off the interim peace agreement, despite the escalation.

The United States and Iran exchanged a second round of military strikes on Thursday after a ceasefire linked to the Strait of Hormuz broke down, widening the conflict across the…