Iran War: US strikes 16 Iranian ships, sirens across Gulf, Lebanon as crisis deepens — 10 key updates
The United States military has struck and destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying naval vessels near the Strait of Hormuz in a preemptive operation, as Washington warned Tehran of unprecedented consequences should it move to choke off one-fifth of the world’s oil supply — a move that would send shockwaves through global energy markets already destabilized by…