US and Iran Strike Infrastructure, Risking Escalation

On Friday, American military forces targeted bridges in Iran, prompting a retaliatory strike from Tehran on a power and desalination facility in Kuwait, thus broadening the scope of their targets to include vital infrastructure. Meanwhile, US Marines boarded a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, and armed individuals captured another ship off the coast of Yemen, escalating security worries. According to Iran's Tasnim news agency, the Revolutionary Guards navy attacked a Thai-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. Following the collapse of the ceasefire agreement last week, concerns about a full-scale war have intensified. US President Donald Trump has threatened extensive air strikes on Iranian infrastructure and has not dismissed the possibility of a ground invasion.