- U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz — the first U.S. military action in a month — and Iran vowed retaliation after reporting casualties.
- The clash is part of a six-month, intermittent conflict that has sharply reduced commercial traffic through the strait, with many ships rerouted.
- Washington says it’s shifting toward economic pressure on Iran, but ongoing strikes and counterstrikes raise worries about wider regional escalation.
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