Asian shares, US futures retreat and oil prices surge after US strike on Iranian rocket launchers

Asian shares, US futures retreat and oil prices surge after US strike on Iranian rocket launchers  Toronto Star

Shares are mostly lower in Asia and U.S. futures also have declined on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates soon

Shares are mostly lower in Asia and U.S. futures also have declined on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates soon

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a

Fighting Flares in Middle East After U.S. Strike on Iranian Rocket Launchers  WSJ

Oil rises Monday, amid heightened concerns over supply disruptions after U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday.

US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks  AP News

Iran vows US 'will pay' after first US strike since late July  GB News

The U.S. military struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Sunday, marking its first attack on the Middle Eastern country in more than a month, according to a U.S. official. American forces struck the two launchers on Larak Island, after they observed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces “preparing to launch r

U.S. Forces Strike Iranian Rocket Launchers On The Strait Of Hormuz In First Military Action In Weeks  HuffPost

The fighting comes just days after the Trump administration said it would turn its focus to increasing economic pressure — rather than military action — to try to end its war with Iran.

The fighting comes just days after the Trump administration said it would turn its focus to increasing economic pressure — rather than military action — to try to end its war with Iran.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said the US attack – which broke a lull in fighting in the six-month war – would “result in punishment of the aggressor”.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said the US attack – which broke a lull in fighting in the six-month war – would “result in punishment of the aggressor”.

U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month on Sunday, according to a U.S. official, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months.

The IRGC confirmed strikes had hit Larak Island and warned that the attack would be "met with a retaliatory response," per Iran's Fars news agency.

Attack on Larak Island killed and wounded several soldiers and citizens, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in a statement carried by Iran's state broadcaster noted "the martyrdom and injury of several of our fighters and compatriots" after the U.S. bombed targets in the Strait of Hormuz.

US forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz | ITV News  ITVX

US strikes Iranian rocket launchers, marking first attack in a month | CNN Politics  CNN

TEHRAN is preparing a list of conditions for opening the Strait of Hormuz in response to requests from mediators, Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said today. He added that the US must first take practical steps to meet the demands before the waterway reopens. It comes as meetings were held in Tehran amid internati