Global markets and oil prices have lurched again after the United States and Iran traded new strikes and U.S. President Donald Trump mused that fragile negotiations between the countries might be “over.” At stake are the lives of Iranians and others throughout the region, including Israel and Lebanon, along with foreign residents of Gulf nations, U.S. military personnel stationed in multiple countries and thousands of mariners on ships still hoping to exit the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s a brief timeline of the war and efforts to end it: Feb. 28 Israel and the U.S. attack Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ... (full story)