US-Iran Strikes Ratchet Up Tensions as Tehran Says Hormuz Shut

TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 3: Civilians and military walk near a poster of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Iran is commencing a week of funeral ceremonies for its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in February at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Following last month's provisional ceasefire deal, there are no longer attacks on major cities like Tehran, but the U.S. and Iran have continued to trade tit-for-tat strikes along the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway on Iran's southern coast. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)