Iran Retaliates With 85 Strikes as Trump Declares Ceasefire Dead

Iran's military struck 85 U.S. positions across Kuwait and Bahrain on July 8, responding to American attacks on southern Iran following maritime incidents in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump declared the June 27 ceasefire—brokered just two weeks earlier—now defunct. Kuwait intercepted two ballistic missiles and 13 drones. The truce's collapse removes the only mechanism that had briefly halted the cycle of reciprocal military actions launched in June.