U.S. concludes another night of Iran strikes amid battle over Strait of Hormuz

Iran said it would attack "all infrastructure in the region" if President Trump follows through on his threats to attack Iranian civilian infrastructure.

• Jul 16

Son of couple jailed in Iran "desperately worried" as stepdad's sentence extended

A man whose mother and stepfather are imprisoned in Iran tells CBS News "the hardest part is the uncertainty."

• Jul 15

U.S. restarts blockade and strikes Iran as Trump seeks control of Strait of Hormuz

As the U.S. restarts its Iran blockade and carries out more strikes, President Trump has called off a planned 20% fee on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

• Jul 15

Shippers say Strait of Hormuz fee would open "dangerous Pandora's Box"

Industry insiders say "there is no legal basis" for Trump to impose a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, something he now says he's decided not to do.

• Jul 14

U.S. uses sea drones in combat for first time to attack Iranian port

The U.S. military shared video of what it said was its first use of sea drones in combat, to attack an Iranian submarine and ship maintenance facility.

• Jul 14

Military action against Iran formally restarted last week, Trump told lawmakers

President Trump formally notified Congress that "military action" against Iran restarted last week in a letter obtained by CBS News, as a monthslong ceasefire comes to an end.

• Jul 14

Why gaining full control of Strait of Hormuz has proven so hard for U.S.

Restoring oil tanker traffic in the vital Middle East shipping corridor to prewar levels likely will require a much bigger armada of U.S. warships if not tens of thousands of American troops on Iranian soil, experts say.

• Jul 14

Trump says U.S. reinstating Iran blockade in Strait of Hormuz

Trump says the U.S. will be known as "THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT," and will charge 20% on all cargo shipped via the waterway to cover security costs.

• Jul 13

Trump orders new strikes "to hold Iranian forces accountable," CENTCOM says

U.S. forces conducted more rounds of strikes on Iran this week, one of which was in retaliation for an attack on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon said.

• Jul 13

Iran admits to Trump advisers "they made a mistake" in shooting at ships in strait

The White House wants Iran to publicly acknowledge that shooting at the ships was a mistake.

• Jul 10

Iran and U.S. ramp up tit-for-tat strikes as Khamenei laid to rest

Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was buried amid an escalating exchange of fire on the 132nd day of the war.

• Jul 10

U.S., Iran trade more strikes after Trump says ceasefire is "over"

The U.S. began a second night of strikes Wednesday and Iran responded in kind after President Trump declared earlier in the day that the ceasefire was "over."

• Jul 9

U.S. military launches second night of strikes against Iran

The U.S. military launched another round of strikes against Iran late Wednesday night, U.S. Central Command said, in the second night of attacks as diplomacy between the two countries appears to collapse.

• Jul 8

U.S. hits dozens of Iranian targets in retaliatory strikes after ship attacks

With peace talks on hold, the U.S. said it launched a "series of powerful strikes" on Iran in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

• Jul 8

U.S. launches strikes against Iran over attacks on 3 ships in Strait of Hormuz

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has over the past two days attacked three commercial vessels that were traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.

• Jul 7

Trump says U.S. will win war "one way or the other" as Iran holds Khamenei's funeral

The U.S. is "going to win one way or the other," President Trump said Monday, as Iran held a colossal public funeral for its slain supreme leader.

• Jul 7

Trump lauds "very good meetings" as indirect U.S.-Iran talks resume

Vance says the U.S. has accomplished its "core mission" in Iran, as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet mediators in Qatar, but not Iranians.

• Jul 2

How Iran could try to control the Strait of Hormuz — and profit from it

Some experts say the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war state, so what could the future of this vital shipping lane look like?

• Jul 1

Iran's top negotiator says country ready for war as peace talks inch along

A long-term U.S.-Iran peace deal may depend on a separate agreement between Israel and Lebanon. Analysts say that presents a problem.

• Jun 30

House sinks Rep. Rashida Tlaib's second war powers resolution on Lebanon

The House voted Tuesday on an updated version of the measure after Democratic leaders opposed the original language.

• Jun 30

U.S. official says talks will resume after Iran threatens to walk away

Iran launched drone and missile attacks targeting Kuwait and Bahrain on Sunday after the U.S. and Iran traded attacks earlier over the weekend.

• Jun 28

U.S. strikes targets in Iran after drone attack on cargo ship

The U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries formally agreed to extend a ceasefire last week.

• Jun 26

Iran strikes vessel in Strait of Hormuz amid debate over "transit fees"

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck a cargo ship near Oman on Thursday, further complicating the Iran-U.S. negotiations.

• Jun 26

Iran strikes ship in Strait of Hormuz in challenge to U.S.-Iran deal

Iran attacked a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, a U.S. official confirmed, leading a United Nations agency to pause an evacuation effort.

• Jun 25

U.N. nuclear agency chief says Iran inspections will happen, at some point

After conflicting remarks from Iran and the U.S., the U.N. nuclear agency chief says Iranian sites will be inspected, but the timing is "not essential."

• Jun 25

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