Conflict Timeline

US President Donald Trump stated on July 22 that he would order strikes on Iranian bridges or power plants in response to any attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The remarks came amid Houthi threats to disrupt shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, prompting some tankers to alter course in the Red Sea, and followed Iranian warnings, reported via state media, of retaliatory targeting of regional energy infrastructure.

Oil prices rose to a near six-week high amid the developments.