A closer look at the Iran war’s 1st 3 days — and where things stand now
Global News
The conflict, which appears to be spreading to other parts of the region, has reportedly killed hundreds, disrupted global air travel and sent oil prices skyrocketing.
The world woke up on Saturday to the news that the U.S. and Israel had attacked Iran in a major military operation, with Tehran quickly striking back against American bases in the region.
The conflict has also spread to other parts of the region as Iran launches multiple rounds of strikes on other Middle Eastern countries amid a tumultuous conflict that so far is seeing rising death tolls, disruptions to global air travel and skyrocketing oil prices.
Here’s how it unfolded.
The U.S. and Israeli strikes came as the U.S. and Iran held their second round of talks on the future of Iran’s nuclear program, which were taking place in Geneva.
As the talks began on Feb. 17, Iranian media announced that Iran had fired live missiles toward the Strait of Hormuz and said it would close the Strait for several hours for “safety and maritime concerns.”
This was the first time that Iran has closed parts of the strait, an essential international waterway, since the U.S. began threatening Iran with military action.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 19 that he hoped Iran would make a “meaningful deal” with the U.S., “otherwise bad things happen.”
He repeated his threat against Iran during his state of the union speech last week, accusing Iran of restarting its nuclear program, working to build missiles that “soon” would be capable of reaching the United States and being responsible for roadside bombings that have killed U.S. service members and civilians.
