Tracy Mumford

Large explosions have rocked Tehran and cities outside the capital.

A girls' elementary school in the south of the country was hit, killing 115 people, according to Iranian state media.

The school is adjacent to a naval base.

The conflict has also spread to the water.

The U.S.

has been trying to sink Iran's navy, and commercial ships are on high alert in the Strait of Hormuz, where a significant amount of natural gas and one-fifth of the world's oil passes through.

Traffic on the strait has now plummeted.

Videos verified by The Times showed one tanker on fire there yesterday.

Oil prices have started to climb, underscoring the economic risks of the widening conflict.

Democrats have overwhelmingly opposed the president's decision to strike Iran without seeking congressional approval.

Some have questioned the administration's rationale for the strikes.

Trump is also facing criticism from some prominent MAGA figures, too, who are arguing that Trump has betrayed his campaign promise to pull the country back from foreign wars.

Authorities are investigating whether a deadly shooting at a downtown bar early Sunday morning was an act of terrorism.

Police say the gunman drove by the bar, a popular spot with college students, and fired from his SUV.

He then parked nearby, got out, and opened fire again.

Two people were killed and more than a dozen were injured before police killed the gunman.

The shooter has been identified as a 53-year-old man who lived in the area.

He was wearing a sweatshirt that read, Property of Allah.

A source familiar with the investigation told The Times he was a naturalized U.S.

citizen originally from Senegal.