The United States says it has crippled Iran’s navy, destroying 30 vessels, including a submarine. The American military used a submarine to fire a torpedo and sink an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean and also struck an Iranian drone carrier ship.

The Gulf Arab nations are paying a heavy price for the war, none more so than the United Arab Emirates.

The United States said Tuesday it was striking Iranian ships capable of mining the crucial Strait of Hormuz and threatened escalation if Tehran presses ahead, as the Middle East war wreaks havoc on global oil markets.

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - The United States has asked Israel to halt strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter. Washington sent the message at a senior political level and to IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir,

The United States and Israel’s war with Iran has entered its eighth day, with Washington and Tehran appearing further apart than ever and neither side signaling any willingness to de-escalate

The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the sole power to declare war, but since 1973, every president has used the War Powers Act.

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President Donald Trump said the objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime. He said Iran has continued to develop nuclear weapons.

Whether any mines had been laid in the Strait of Hormuz since the war began on Feb. 28 is unclear. The Pentagon said 140 American service members had been wounded, eight severely, in the war.

Black rain reported in Tehran after airstrikes hit Iranian oil facilities as the US says it struck 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. The escalating US-Israel conflict with Iran has rattled global oil markets,