The U.S. launched a new round of military strikes on Iran.

That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Friday, May 8th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

Yesterday, U.S. forces launched a new round of military strikes on Iran, despite an ongoing ceasefire. Officials said the strikes were in response to attacks on American warships in the

Strait of Hormuz. No American ships were hit in those attacks. The latest violence casts yet more

doubt on negotiations for an end to hostilities between the U.S. and Iran. But President

Donald Trump yesterday told reporters that the ceasefire was still in effect after the strikes.

If there's no ceasefire, you're not going to have to know. You're just going to have to look at one big glow coming out of Iran. And they better sign their agreement fast. I guess, could you give us an update on what is the latest in those talks? No, the talks are going very well, but they have to understand. If it doesn't get signed, they're going to have a lot of pain.

They're going to have a lot of pain. They want to sign it. I will tell you. They want to sign it

a lot more than I do. Iran is continuing to block the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz,

and the U.S. is blocking ships from Iranian ports. That's intended to put pressure on Iran in negotiations.

But the post reported yesterday that U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump's blockade for months.

The intelligence assessment also found that Iran still has a substantial arsenal of missiles and drones.

President Trump's attempts to impose global tariffs suffered another legal blow. That's our second story.

Back in February, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that eliminated most of Trump's

emergency import taxes.

The president quickly imposed replacement tariffs using a different law.

But yesterday, a specialized federal court in New York ruled against those replacement tariffs

saying they were unlawful.

This comes at an awkward time for Trump. It weakens the president on his core economic initiative

one week before he is scheduled to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing for talks that will

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