The US-Iran deal is on the brink of collapse, with the US revoking a key financial incentive and launching strikes against Iranian naval assets. Iran has retaliated with drone and missile attacks in Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain. The agreement, signed just three weeks ago, has been plagued by mutual claims of violations and bad faith.
The situation is further complicated by a string of attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran claims is an effort to flex its control over the contested chokepoint. The US has responded with economic measures, including the revocation of a 60-day general license that allowed for the sale of Iranian oil and petrochemical products.
The escalating tensions between the US and Iran come as Russia and Ukraine have also increased missile and drone attacks, with the deadliest attack striking Kyiv on July 2 and killing at least 22 people.
