Iran on Thursday claimed it attacked bases in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, two American allies — part of an intense new phase of the war that has seen the U.S. attack Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the Strait of Hormuz. At least five ships were attacked crossing the Strait of Hormuz in the last week.

The average price of diesel has surged to a new record, spiking to $5.85 per gallon and creating a major issue for Donald Trump as the midterms loom. The ballooning price threatens to further raise shipping costs,

"The United States is increasingly overstretched between these two conflicts," a former U.S. intelligence official told Newsweek.

President Trump called on Iranians to “rise up and fight” on Tuesday as the United States seems increasingly bogged down after six months of conflict.

By Nandita Bose, Humeyra Pamuk and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Top aides to President Donald Trump are pushing to keep the Iran war ⁠from escalating ⁠before November's midterm elections to staunch Republican electoral losses,

Iran is making clear that it has leverage, as well. Six months into the conflict — which President Donald Trump had predicted would be over in a matter of weeks — there is no real end in sight.

It’s a question President Donald Trump has privately been asking his national security team for months: Why aren’t the Iranian people toppling their leaders?