US completes eleventh night of strikes against Iran.
Latest US strikes followed Trump’s rejection of Iran talks, as diplomatic efforts to restore the collapsed ceasefire showed little progress.
- CENTCOM said the 11th night of strikes targeted aircraft hangars, drone storage sites and military logistics infrastructure.
- Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni visited Pakistan as mediation efforts continued.
- Trump said the US had “no interest in meeting” and hinted at possible strikes near an enrichment site.
- The Strait of Hormuz remains central to the conflict because of its importance to global energy supplies.
- US and regional attacks have continued to affect civilian infrastructure and shipping.
Dubai: The US military said it completed its 11th straight night of strikes on Iran early Wednesday, even as diplomatic efforts in Pakistan tried to pull a collapsing ceasefire back from the brink. The latest round of attacks, paired with warnings from President Donald Trump, has pushed the conflict deeper into the region’s most sensitive waters and made the search for a political off-ramp feel even more distant.
The strikes, according to US Central Command, hit aircraft hangars, drone storage sites, military operations centres and logistics infrastructure. That kind of targeting sends a clear message: Washington is trying to choke off the machinery that sustains Iran’s ability to pressure commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Yet the human cost of such a campaign is impossible to ignore, especially in a region where civilians, crews and port workers are already living with sirens, fear and rising uncertainty.
Before the newest barrage, Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni had travelled to Pakistan, which has been acting as an important mediator in the conflict. But with the ceasefire deal already collapsed and the battlefield widening, it remains unclear whether any fresh arrangement can realistically stop the war from spreading further. The effort to restore calm now looks painfully fragile.
Trump, speaking from the Oval Office on Tuesday, offered little encouragement for talks. He said the US had “no interest in meeting,” and signalled that American forces could soon target areas near one of Iran’s main uranium-enrichment sites. That is the kind of statement that does more than harden positions: it narrows the space for compromise and reminds everyone watching that the conflict is not just about military pressure, but about leverage.
The stakes are enormous because the Strait of Hormuz is not simply a regional waterway. It is one of the world’s most important energy routes, and before the war, roughly one-fifth of global crude oil and natural gas moved through it. Even now, despite repeated US strikes, Iran has not loosened its grip on the strait. The fight over that narrow corridor has become a fight over who can shape the world’s energy arteries and who will bear the cost if those arteries are squeezed.
The violence has now spilled beyond Iran itself. Iranian air defences were activated near Tehran as the strikes continued, while Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, forcing the crew to abandon ship. At the same time, Iran kept up attacks against US allies in the region, triggering sirens in Bahrain and Kuwait and feeding the sense that the conflict is widening by the day.
That widening war has begun to show up in the price of daily life. Oil climbed above USD 92 a barrel, and US gasoline prices rose to an average of USD 4 a gallon. For ordinary families, these numbers matter as much as battlefield headlines. War is no longer a distant geopolitical story when it touches fuel bills, transport costs and the price of everything that moves on a truck, ship or plane.
The toll on American forces is also growing. A US official said wounded personnel in the Iran war now number well over 500, a figure higher than the Pentagon’s official casualty tracking system, which currently lists 482 wounded.
With midterm elections approaching, public frustration in the United States is likely to sharpen. Polls already suggest the war is unpopular, especially as gas prices rise and casualty numbers climb. That political pressure may eventually matter, but for now the louder force is still the war itself.