Iran Military Operation and US-Iran Escalation

U.S.–Iran hostilities remain active around the six-month mark, with continued strikes, Gulf-base threats, alleged mining, disputed Hormuz traffic, casualties, nuclear-infrastructure warnings, and oil-market volatility. Trump and Vance continue rejecting the formal label of war while facing pressure over objectives, costs, casualty reporting, escalation, and war-powers scrutiny; diplomacy remains stalled and many operational claims are contested.