Near-nightly U.S. airstrikes have resumed across Iran after Washington dropped restraint following the July 8 attacks on three commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
Those tanker attacks shattered a fragile ceasefire declared only weeks earlier, turning a brief lull in the Iran war back into direct U.S.-Iran confrontation.
Tehran has retaliated with ballistic missile and drone attacks on U.S. bases, widening the conflict beyond shipping lanes into a broader military exchange.
The renewed fighting also adds a Houthi dimension to the war, underscoring the risk that disruptions around Hormuz could spill into a wider regional crisis.