U.S. strikes Iranian targets in first military action in weeks

Iran swiftly vowed to retaliate for what it called a deadly attack.

U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz, marking their first military action in a month

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.

As the war passes the six-month mark, neither side showed any sign of backing down.

Hormuz remains closed until US military actions end, Iran says Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy rejected US claims that the Strait of Hormuz was open, calling them an attempt to control oil prices and conceal what it described as US failures. The restrictions would continue until US military actions against