Fighting is back on in the Middle East and tensions are rising at home, bad news across the board for anyone hoping things were calming down.

• The US launched fresh strikes on Iran, saying Iran attacked commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz and broke the ceasefire.
• The real fight is over who controls the strait, whether ships pay tolls, and whether oil is traded in dollars.
• The US also pulled Iran's oil sales authorization, effectively tearing up the earlier deal and threatening sanctions on anyone who trades outside the dollar.
• An ICE officer shot and killed a Mexican man in Houston during a traffic stop, echoing earlier deadly ICE incidents; ICE says he used his car as a weapon.
• Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized nearly a month with almost no details, fueling doubts since he only speaks through fellow Republicans, not directly.

Outlook: Expect the Iran conflict and oil standoff to escalate, with more scrutiny on ICE shootings and McConnell's silence.