Nigeria, April 5 -- It is now 37 days since the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes that triggered a sweeping Iranian retaliation.

What began as a targeted military operation has hardened into a full-blown regional war, one that has extended conflict across the Middle East and convulsed the global economy.

Iran continues to maintain a tight grip on the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway through which a significant share of the world's oil and gas supplies flow, while striking economic targets in Gulf states it accuses of supporting the US-Israeli war effort.

Here is a comprehensive roundup of major developments on the 36th day of the war.

President Donald Trump announced that the United States military has rescu...