The U.S. can’t fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran can’t stop every ship from transporting oil through narrow waterway. At the same time, the U.S. is preventing Iran from exporting its crude supplies or importing critical goods, while American forces grapple with munitions and readiness issues. The result has been a stalemate where
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The US military launched airstrikes on Sunday against Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard in retaliation for the killing of US troops in Jordan, further widening the crossfire between the nations as they fight over the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks, now part of a week-long campaign in which Iran has attacked
The war began with US and Israeli attacks on February 28, prompting Iran to attack Israel and US targets and allies in the Gulf. In June, the United States and Iran signed a ceasefire agreement, intended to facilitate talks to end it. Earlier this week, three commercial oil tankers were attacked as they attempted to
Huge crowds lined the streets of the holy city of Mashhad for the burial of Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei was buried at the shrine of Imam Reza, the holiest Shiite Muslim site in Iran, marking the end of six days of public mourning ceremonies in five cities in Iran and neighboring
Trump likes to say he has achieved regime change in Iran. Vali Nasr does not disagree, but says this has actually benefited Tehran. “A whole new generation has taken over,” he says. “They have a very clear agenda. They managed the war and now they will also manage the peace.” The new leadership is not
Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was conspicuously absent from his father’s funeral, as senior regime figures joined thousands of people who paid their respects to the late ayatollah on Sunday. Ali Khamenei’s three other sons, Masoud, Mostafa and Meysam, attended Sunday’s service, along with officials including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Revolutionary Guard chief Ahmad Vahidi.