U.S. Launches Airstrikes on Iran for 2nd Time in Three Days
U.S. Central Command did not say precisely what it was trying to destroy in Iran, but it said the attacks were aimed at Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
On Tuesday, the United States launched airstrikes against Iranian targets, triggering Iranian retaliation and escalating tensions in the region. This marked the most serious conflict since July and contributed to a rise in global oil prices, pushing them above $4 per barrel to a five-week high. Iran continued to be defiant, warning it would prevent oil exports from the Gulf, despite President Trump's promise to hit Iran "hard" in response to the renewed strikes. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new sanctions would be imposed soon.
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