The U.S. Is Striking Iran Again; The Strait Of Hormuz Is Closed
10- 12.07.2026, 8:40
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The IRGC attacked a civilian vessel.
On the night of Sunday, July 12, the U.S. military began launch their third wave of strikes against Iran this week. This was reported on social media platform X by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on social media platform X. The Iranian state television channel Press TV reported on air defense activity in Tehran and the sounds of explosions in the cities of Sirik, Konarak, Chabahar, Jask, and Bandar Abbas, according to "Deutsche Welle".
CENTCOM stated that the new wave of strikes was a response to an attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the container ship GFS Galaxy, which was sailing through the Strait of Hormuz under the Cypriot flag. One crew member of the civilian vessel is listed as missing, and the container ship cannot continue its voyage due to a fire on board and significant damage to the engine room, the U.S. military said.
“Iran was given another opportunity to demonstrate compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding after being held accountable for previous attacks on merchant ships, but it once again failed to do so,” the CENTCOM post stated. “In response, the United States is inflicting serious damage on Iran, continuing to undermine its ability to attack civilian sailors and merchant ships freely transiting the strait.”
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegset put the same idea more succinctly. “Iran made the wrong choice. Now they are paying the price,” the Associated Press quoted him as saying.
The Strait of Hormuz is closed again
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that it fired warning shots at a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz because it was not following the route approved by Iran. “Unfortunately, one vessel, which endangered maritime security by turning off its systems, was hit by a warning shot and stopped,” the IRGC Navy said in a statement.
Iran also stated that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until further notice and “until U.S. intervention in the region ceases.” The IRGC also threatened to launch new attacks on U.S. military bases in the Middle East if American strikes against Iran continue.
Before the war between the U.S., Israel, and Iran began, approximately 20 percent of global oil trade passed through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Broken Ceasefire
On June 17, the U.S. and Iran signed a framework agreement providing for a cessation of hostilities and the reopening of the strategically important waterway. However, on June 25, the Iranian military attacked a civilian tanker in the Strait of Hormuz using a kamikaze drone, and the next day, the Americans struck the Islamic Republic in retaliation. Since then, this has happened several more times, with neighboring Bahrain and Kuwait also coming under Iranian fire. Each time, the U.S. military reported that it had struck military targets in Iran, such as radar stations and storage facilities for missiles and drones.
On July 8, speaking at the NATO summit in Ankara, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the memorandum of understanding with Iran was no longer in effect. The White House chief called Iranian leaders “evil, sick people” with whom dealing is “a waste of time.” Trump added that he would not negotiate with Tehran, but would allow his negotiators to continue talks if they so desired. The U.S. reinstated oil sanctions against Iran.
On July 11, Reuters reported that Iranian officials, in closed-door talks with the U.S., blamed “uncontrolled elements within the system” for the new attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. “They told us, ‘We failed. We made a mistake. Let’s talk,’” a source in Washington told the agency.
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