Key facts
- U.S. troops are adjusting to a state of conflict with Iran 14 weeks after a U.S. strike.
- The conflict involves regular exchanges of fire between U.S. forces and Iran.
- The U.S. Navy is maintaining a blockade of Iranian ports.
- This state of conflict is described as neither full-scale war nor peace.
Fourteen weeks after President Donald Trump ordered an attack on Iran, U.S. military personnel and their families are adapting to an unusual state of conflict. This ongoing situation is characterized by intermittent exchanges of fire with Iran occurring every few days. U.S. troops stationed on ships and bases in the Middle East are operating under these conditions, which are described as being beyond a state of peace but not a full-scale war. The U.S. Navy is enforcing a blockade of Iran's ports as part of the military operations.