- The U.S. and Iran continue exchanging military strikes for the fifth consecutive day, with the U.S. targeting Iranian military sites and reimposing a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
- The Pentagon cites Iranian threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as justification for continu
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