US launches third round of strikes after Iran announces strait closure

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:31:14 GMT

The U.S. military launched a third round of strikes against Iran on Saturday in response to an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom). Iran said it was closing this critical oil trading passage after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) struck Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS...

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Left: ‘Now they pay’: World braces as Pete Hegseth issues ominous threat against Iran — www.rawstory.com
Left: Middle East erupts as Iran launches missile attacks at multiple US allies: journalist — www.rawstory.com
Left: Trump admin rebuked on world stage after Iran closes Strait of Hormuz: report — www.rawstory.com
Center-Left: U.S. and Iran trade strikes after IRGC declares Strait of Hormuz "closed" — www.axios.com
Center-Left: U.S. gives Iran Saturday deadline to publicly renounce Hormuz attacks — www.axios.com
Center-Left: US and Iran exchange strikes as Tehran again says strait of Hormuz is closed — www.theguardian.com
Center-Left: Regional mediators scramble to prevent U.S.-Iran deal from collapsing — www.axios.com
Right: LARRY KUDLOW: America’s Central Command, not Iran, controls the Strait of Hormuz — www.foxbusiness.com

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