US strikes hit Iranian roads, energy assets - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
US strikes hit Iranian roads, energy assets - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Source: The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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DW NOTE
The ceasefire was already failing — shipping stalled, tanker traffic at two-month lows, and Iran still holding 150-1,000 vessels hostage. So Washington escalated from blockade to bombing infrastructure. If the goal was to reopen the Strait, destroying roads and refineries is an odd way to signal de-escalation.