War Secretary Hegseth Warns Iran Has Missiles That Can Strike London

Tehran initiated retaliatory strikes against Gulf nations that hosted American military detachments in the immediate aftermath of those attacks.

At the same time, Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah units in Lebanon engaged in intense cross-border combat.

Negotiators have been unable to make a substantial diplomatic breakthrough, despite the current pause in active combat.

Tehran’s strategic leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, an essential choke point for the global energy supply, is counterbalanced by a stringent US naval blockade that stifles Iranian shipping centers.