The United States and Iran exchanged strikes for a 10th consecutive day on Tuesday as international mediators pushed to revive a fragile truce, with the Pentagon confirming it had targeted Iranian military command centers while Iran launched retaliatory strikes on sites in Kuwait and Jordan.
Officials from several mediating nations were said to be shuttling between Washington and Tehran in an effort to restore the ceasefire that collapsed at the start of the latest round of fighting. Despite the diplomatic push, both sides continued military operations through the day, with no formal agreement announced as of Tuesday evening.
The widening conflict has drawn in regional players. Yemen’s Houthi militant group threatened to impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia and disrupt shipping through the Red Sea, putting millions of barrels of oil at risk of being cut off from global markets each day.
Energy markets have already reacted to the escalating hostilities. Oil prices have surged in recent sessions, and US retail gasoline prices have climbed back above $4 a gallon nationally. Analysts warned that any disruption to shipping through the Red Sea would compound the war’s impact on global oil trade, pushing prices even higher heading into the coming weeks.
Neither Washington nor Tehran has publicly signaled a timeline for a return to the negotiating table, though mediators involved in the talks said they remained “cautiously optimistic” that a truce could be reached in the coming days. VIRA Broadcasting will continue to update this developing story.