Report: US launches air campaign to reopen Strait of Hormuz

The Wall Street Journal reported that US warplanes and attack helicopters have begun an intensified military campaign to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global shipping route disrupted by Iran. 

"The effort has taken on new urgency nearly three weeks into the war with Iran, as oil prices soar above $100 a barrel," the report said. 

The campaign marks a significant escalation in operations aimed at targeting Iranian naval assets, drones and missile systems to control passage through the waterway.