https://sundayeveningreview.com/tags/mashhad/Recent content in Mashhad on Sunday Evening ReviewHugoen-usThu, 09 Jul 2026 16:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/today/the-day-wednesday-july-9-2026/Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/today/the-day-wednesday-july-9-2026/<p>Two things happened on Wednesday that together describe the state of the Persian Gulf after four months of conflict. U.S. Central Command announced the completion of a second consecutive day of strikes on Iranian military targets. And the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of the world&rsquo;s oil and a fifth of its liquefied natural gas normally moves, has nearly stopped moving ships.</p> <p>President Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran &ldquo;over&rdquo; on Tuesday, formalizing what had already been unraveling for weeks. The interim agreement reached in June had been under strain as Iran continued to harass commercial shipping along the Oman-supported corridor through the strait and the U.S. responded with escalating pressure. CENTCOM reported completing strikes on approximately 90 Iranian military targets on Wednesday, one day after hitting roughly 80. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-iran-attacks-gulf-us-strikes-tehran-ships-hormuz-oil-rcna353439">NBC News has been following the exchange.</a></p>