US-Israeli Forces Begin Bombing Iranian Oil Facilities

US and Israeli forces launched strikes on Iranian oil infrastructure across six sites.

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The Council on Foreign Relations described the campaign as a shift from degrading military capabilities to pursuing regime change.

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CENTCOM confirmed six US service members killed.

Iran responded with drone and missile strikes that struck Israel's Ben Gurion Airport.

Iran shot down three Israeli warplanes using domestically developed air defense systems.

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The war's impacts spread beyond the primary combatants.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff said he believed Iran would hold talks.

“Trump's Iran strategy is to pursue two off-ramps at once US President Donald Trump appears increasingly interested in finding an off-ramp with Iran, or what he calls "winding down" the war”

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Iran rejected Trump's 15-point plan and issued a counteroffer.

The House approved a repeal of the 2002 Iraq War authorization.

The strikes caused global oil prices to surge.

Insurers warned ship owners would refuse to enter the Persian Gulf without indemnities.

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