Step by step, the U.S, and Iran have returned closer to all-out war as last month's interim deal meant to permanently end the fighting has crumbled and shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has largely stalled.

The interim ceasefire agreed to last month has collapsed, and the region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks by the U.S. and Iran as they battle for control of the Strait…

The US and Iran have intensified attacks since an interim ceasefire deal signed a month ago fell apart, raising the possibility of a return to all-out war.