U.S. Airstrikes Hit Iran for Ninth Night Amid Strait of Hormuz Tensions

U.S. Central Command targeted command centers, air defenses, missile launchers, and surveillance systems to weaken Iran's threats to commercial shipping and U.S. troops after recent attacks in the strait, which carries 20% of global oil.

The strikes follow the collapse of a mid-June U.S.-Iran memorandum that briefly paused fighting sparked by a late February U.S.-Israeli action, with both sides blaming each other for violations.

Shipping volumes have dropped over 50%, insurers raised premiums, and national average gas prices rose above $4 per Monday per AAA, with California exceeding $5.50 while Indiana stayed at $3.35; Democrats criticized President Trump's resumption of strikes, Marco Rubio called for allies to share the burden, and Iran vowed retaliation.