US-Iran-conflict-2026

When US President Donald Trump campaigned for a second term in the White House, he promised to act as a “president of peace” who would stop foreign wars, not start them. However, a quarter-century after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks that launched America’s global “war on terror,” he now finds himself entangled in an unpopular conflict of his own making that analysts say risks becoming his version of a “forever war”. As the 9/11 anniversary approaches, foreign policy circles...

United States military launched a series of powerful strikes against Iran following a recent IRGC attack on American forces stationed in Jordan. Explosions rocked several locations including Qeshm, Kish, Bandar Abbas, Abadan, and Bushehr as the US Central Command (CENTCOM) executed what it described as a “heavy wave of strikes against Iran.” US assets targeted dozens of IRGC sites, hitting military command centres, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defenc...

US President Donald Trump is struggling to find an exit strategy for the four-month-long Iran War after a series of abrupt policy shifts regarding the Strait of Hormuz. He used social media on Monday to demand that all vessels transiting the Strait - including those of US allies - pay a 20 percent fee to reimburse the US for security costs. However, he abandoned the proposal only 24 hours later, suggesting “trade and investment deals” with Gulf allies in exchange for safe passage ins...

The US military said it launched a new round of strikes on 10 military targets in Iran on Saturday local time, describing the operation as a response to an Iranian attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the strikes were carried out in response to...