Iran says it targeted a U.S. airbase after strike near Bandar Abbas

The Gulf escalation is moving fast. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they targeted a U.S. airbase after a reported U.S. strike near Bandar Abbas, while U.S. officials describe the earlier strike as defensive against drones near the Strait of Hormuz. For the world, the danger is not just another exchange of fire — it is a fight edging closer to a shipping chokepoint oil markets cannot ignore.