US bombs Iran and cuts off its oil (again) while peace talks stall
Just when it looked like the US and Iran might actually agree on a peace deal, things went sideways in the most predictable way possible: someone touched the boats.
So, there was this tentative memorandum of understanding to end the war. But the sticking point was always the Strait of Hormuz—a tiny choke point where a massive chunk of the world's oil flows. Iran blockaded it, the US wanted it open, and then some tankers got hit.
Naturally, the military didn't take this lightly. CENTCOM sent in precision airstrikes, hitting over 80 targets including radar sites, air defenses, and dozens of IRGC speedboats. To make things even more awkward, this happened right during the week-long funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whom the US had already killed back in February.
To double down on the firepower, the Treasury Department instantly revoked oil sanctions waivers, basically nuking Iran's legal oil sales overnight. Now Iran is furious, calling it a major breach of trust, while Donald Trump is hanging out in Turkey at a NATO summit, probably watching the fireworks on his phone.
Nothing says "successful peace negotiations" quite like destroying the other side's navy during their supreme leader's funeral.
Source: CBS News
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