U.S. forces launch air raids on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz to reopen the vital waterway, requesting $200 billion in funding amid projections of prolonged conflict and oil price surges. President Trump directs advisors to abandon mass deportation plans, scaling back arrests and raids to avoid political backlash ahead of midterms.
Israel launches a major airstrike on Iran’s South Pars gas field, escalating energy warfare after U.S. strikes on Kharg Island, prompting Iranian retaliation against Qatar, UAE, and Saudi facilities amid surging oil prices. Joe Kent resigns from the ODNI’s Center for Counterterrorism, denouncing the Iran conflict as an endless war for Israel while Tulsi Gabbard defends President Trump’s threat assessments.
U.S. forces launched a precision airstrike on Iran’s Kharg Island, destroying military targets while sparing oil infrastructure, and issued an ultimatum amid Marines heading to the Gulf. Israel ramps up bombings in Lebanon and mobilizes for a ground invasion south of the Litani River to create a buffer zone against Hezbollah.