US launches strikes on Iran for a second day after Trump says agreement to end the war is ‘over’
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Key context: <p>Attacks on three locations across Iran came after three tankers in the strait of Hormuz were targeted on Tuesday</p><p>The US military carried out strikes on Iran for a second day, hours after president Donald Trump <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/08/trump-declares-ceasefire-iran-over-broadside-nato-summit">said that an interim agreement to end the war was “over”</a>.</p><p>Late on Wednesday Iranian state media reported explosions in the port city of Bandar Abbas in the strait of Hormuz; in Sirik, another southern coastal city; and the south-western Bushehr province, home to Iran’s nuclear-power-plant complex.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/08/us-carries-out-another-wave-of-strikes-on-iran">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Attacks on three locations across Iran came after three tankers in the strait of Hormuz were targeted on TuesdayThe US military carried out strikes on Iran for a second day, hours after president Donald Trump said that an interim agreement to end the war was “over”.Late on Wednesday Iranian state media reported explosions in the port city of Bandar Abbas in the strait of Hormuz; in Sirik, another southern coastal city; and the south-western Bushehr province, home to Iran’s nuclear-power-plant complex. Continue reading...
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