On Tuesday, Rubio declared the war over. On Thursday, the US struck Iran. Both sides say the other started it. Neither account is independently verified. What is confirmed: US destroyers were in the strait, fire was exchanged, Iranian territory was struck, and the MOU is unsigned. Also confirmed: Saudi Arabia and Kuwait pulled US base access and forced the pause of Project Freedom. Also confirmed: China invoked a blocking statute for the first time in history, ordering its companies to defy US sanctions on Iranian oil. Trump arrives in Beijing in seven days.
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On Tuesday, Rubio declared the war over. On Thursday, the US struck Iran. Both sides say the other started it. Neither account is independently verified. What is confirmed: US destroyers were in the strait, fire was exchanged, Iranian territory was struck, and the MOU is unsigned. Also confirmed: Saudi Arabia and Kuwait pulled US base access and forced the pause of Project Freedom. Also confirmed: China invoked a blocking statute for the first time in history, ordering its companies to defy US sanctions on Iranian oil. Trump arrives in Beijing in seven days.