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Iran-US military and diplomatic tensions

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Tensions between Iran and the United States have escalated through military claims and financial incentives. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have launched an upgraded Haj Qasem ~~medium-range solid-fuel~~ missile at U.S. ~~military~~ bases in Jordan, though no independent evidence has confirmed the strike. In response to Iranian drone capabilities, the ~~United States~~ U.S. offered a $15 million reward ~~for information~~ to disrupt the financial networks ~~supporting the IRGC’s unmanned-aerial-vehicle (UAV) program, specifically targeting~~ of the company Kimia Part Sivan (KIPAS). Following disputes over ~~territorial control in~~ the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Army Commander Amir Hatami announced a $30,000 bounty for ~~Iranian forces or citizens that capture~~ capturing or ~~kill members of the United States military,~~ killing U.S. military members, noting the amount would ~~be doubled~~ double to $60,000 for women. ~~Recent developments include~~ The military also pledged to purchase weapons used in such operations at double their market value for museum display. This follows the expiration of a 60-day memorandum of understanding intended to facilitate peace negotiations, which ~~Iranian officials dismissed as irrelevant due~~ both nations have accused the other of violating. President Trump has indicated he will not seek a truce extension and has threatened to bomb Oman if it interferes with U.S. ~~violations. Further escalating the confrontation,~~ efforts to secure the ~~U.S. Department~~ Strait of ~~State, through~~ Hormuz. Washington has intensified its ‘Rewards for Justice’ program, ~~has announced bounties of~~ offering up to $10 million each for information ~~leading to the identification or location of~~ on five ~~key~~ IRGC ~~leaders: Ahmad~~ leaders—Ahmad Vahidi, Ali Abdollahi, Saeed Aghajani, Hamidreza Lashgarian, and Majid ~~Khademi. Washington accuses these individuals of directing armed attacks against U.S. personnel and conducting malicious~~ Khademi—and more recently for Amir Yaryab, a senior official overseeing IRGC cyber ~~operations against~~ units. These units are accused of attacking critical ~~American infrastructure. This move coincides with increased economic pressure from~~ infrastructure across the ~~Trump administration, including~~ U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. Simultaneously, the U.S. is pursuing ‘Operation Economic Outcast,’ ~~aimed at~~ targeting Iranian revenues ~~and financial networks. Under this strategy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has targeted five key sectors:~~ in digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and ~~shipping, warning that third-party entities facilitating Iranian money laundering could face exclusion from the U.S. dollar-based financial system.~~ shipping. China has ~~responded by labeling the~~ labeled these sanctions ~~illegal and pledging to protect its interests.~~ illegal.

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