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Eight consecutive nights of American airstrikes followed Iranian attacks that killed two soldiers in Jordan on July 18. The escalation has damaged Iranian infrastructure and disrupted global energy markets, with Brent crude now above $90 per barrel.
Eight straight nights of American airstrikes on Iranian positions followed Iranian retaliation for the killing of two U.S. soldiers in Jordan on July 18. The escalation has damaged Iranian military infrastructure and driven global oil prices above $90 a barrel, affecting fuel costs and inflation worldwide.
This cycle of tit-for-tat strikes is moving in one direction—upward. Each response makes the next strike harder to avoid, and energy markets are already pricing in the risk that this doesn't stop here. Historical precedent suggests these patterns either fizzle or metastasize into something much larger.
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