Signs point to renewed major US military ops against Iran

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The United States appears to be preparing for renewed large-scale strikes against Iran, although experts doubt military action can resolve the conflict. The two sides have also exchanged strikes involving commercial shipping as Washington enforces a blockade of Iranian ports and Tehran contests control of the Strait of Hormuz.

The United States appears to be preparing to resume large-scale strikes against Iran, but there is unlikely to be a military solution for either side in the devastating conflict, experts say. Washington and Tehran's forces have settled into a pattern of strikes on commercial ships, with the United States seeking to enforce a blockade of Iran's ports and the Islamic republic trying to exert control over the key Strait of Hormuz waterway.