The conflict in the Persian Gulf erupted today, with both the U.S. and Iran claiming to have attacked each other's ships and boats. The U.S. claims it escorted some ships through the Strait today, which Iran denies. In other news today, Israel has reportedly seized 60% of Gaza and is planning on renewing their war there, and the UAE was attacked and is begging other Gulf Nations to help defend it which is highly unlikely since the UAE was the first Gulf nation to allow Israeli troops on its soil and withdraw from OPEC to appease the U.S. Also, China is ignoring U.S. sanctions for the first time by directing companies not to abide by US sanctions on five domestic refiners linked to the Iranian oil trade, California has received its last shipment of Persian Gulf oil and now has to come up with a way to replace 200,000 barrels of oil a day that will no longer be arriving from there, and a small group of Senate Republicans are reportedly working behind the scenes on an authorization of military force for Iran that they can move on if President Donald Trump wants to start bombing them again.