US and Iran conflict flares up following strikes and Strait of Hormuz tensions

A major conflict flare-up occurred between the U.S. and Iran following U.S. airstrikes against rocket launchers on Larak Island and Tehran's retaliatory attacks on American military assets in Jordan and the UAE. President Trump vowed military responses, called Iran 'dead', and demanded the prosecution of Iranian leaders, while regional tensions along the Strait of Hormuz remain high.

• The U.S. struck rocket launchers on Larak Island.
• Iran retaliated with attacks on American military assets in Jordan and the UAE.
• Trump declared Iran is dead.
• Trump vowed a US response and called for the prosecution of Iranian leaders over protest killings.
• Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched strikes in Jordan and the UAE.
• The strikes were explicitly carried out in retaliation for prior US strikes on Larak Island.
• Iran's foreign minister accused Benjamin Netanyahu of tricking the US into war.
• The US struck sites in Iran, prompting a response from Tehran.
• Sporadic attacks continue over the Strait of Hormuz following an April ceasefire.