A new U.S. policy aims to lower prescription drug costs by adopting an international pricing model, building on previous efforts to curb medication expenses. Meanwhile, military tensions escalated as the U.S. launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed forces on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, targeting systems intended for maritime mining operations. Iran responded with its own strikes, though details of the retaliation remain under review. The exchange raises concerns over regional stability amid ongoing geopolitical friction.
President Trump in the Oval Office Monday afternoon rolled out new prescription drug pricing, an expansion of his most favored nation status. The U.S. resumed strikes on Iran on Sunday, hitting rocket launchers on Larak Island that U.S. Central Command said were ready to deploy mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran then retaliated, carrying...
