Why the U.S. Military Resumed Airstrikes on Iran: Retaliation After Six Days and the Impact on South Korean Oil Prices and Financial Markets
This article is based on the latest reports and official sources available as of 2026-07-30 Korea Standard Time. The immediate reason the U.S. military resumed airstrikes on Iran after six days was that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at U.S. forces stationed in the Middle East on July 28. The U.S. military said all the missiles were intercepted, and the following day it struck dozens of targets, including Iranian Revolutionary Guard command posts