{"id":4033,"date":"2026-07-12T21:37:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=4033"},"modified":"2026-07-12T21:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:37:03","slug":"u-s-iran-trade-strikes-as-dispute-over-control-of-strait-of-hormuz-escalates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=4033","title":{"rendered":"U.S., Iran trade strikes as dispute over control of Strait of Hormuz escalates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The U.S. and Iran on Sunday offered starkly different perspectives on the status of the Strait of Hormuz, as both sides seem poised to continue a cycle of deadly retaliatory attacks over control of the waterway.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=4032\">J.D. Vance gets it right: Christianity belongs in government<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a whirlwind series of media interviews on Sunday, President Trump declared that the U.S. military had hit Iran \u201cvery hard\u201d overnight and, as a result, the Strait of Hormuz is now open for business.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump added that, following the strikes, Tehran had agreed to a peace deal that included \u201cno nuclear, no this, no that, no nothing,\u201d but quickly reneged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen, all of a sudden, two hours after that, they hit a ship with a drone. And I said, \u2019These people, there\u2019s something wrong with them,\u2019\u201d he told CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His comments followed an earlier statement from U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, saying its \u201cforces are positioned and prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available despite unwarranted Iranian aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran does not control the strait. Traffic is flowing,\u201d CENTCOM posted on X.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<p>    SEE ALSO: Iranian state media reports explosions in coastal region<\/p>\n<p>  <\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>But Iran\u2019s Persian Gulf Strait Authority, which Tehran established during the war with the U.S., reported earlier in the day that the strait was closed until further notice, citing \u201cillegal movements\u201d by CENTCOM over the past week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as the stability and calm are restored, all requests will be reviewed based on the schedule and the necessary permits will be issued,\u201d the agency wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz had picked up significantly after the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding last month. The agreement required Iran to halt all attacks on commercial ships and charge no tolls for at least 60 days while negotiators hammered out a comprehensive peace agreement.<\/p>\n<p>However, successful passages through the strait have declined since tensions over control of the waterway flared up last week.<\/p>\n<p>Early last week, Iranian forces struck several tankers reportedly traveling through the Strait of Hormuz in Omani waters. Since the signing of the memorandum, Iranian officials have insisted that ships must travel along pre-approved routes and work with Iran\u2019s military if they wish to transit safely.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. said the strikes by Tehran constituted a clear violation of the ceasefire outlined in the memorandum and launched retaliatory attacks on more than 100 targets in Iran\u2019s coastal provinces.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<p>      SEE ALSO: Trump says U.S. hit Iran very hard and the Strait of Hormuz is open<\/p>\n<p>    <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some reports have alleged that senior Iranian officials admitted to U.S. advisers that the attacks on the tankers were a mistake and blamed the incidents on extremist factions within the military.<\/p>\n<p>But U.S. officials don\u2019t appear entirely convinced, or that the Iranian attempt at an explanation matters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t buy it,\u201d U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d on Sunday. \u201cI don\u2019t think we buy it. And at the end of the day, where\u2019s the discipline and the public apology if that\u2019s the case? And that\u2019s simply what the president and his team asked for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=4030\">Afghan national accused of killing National Guard member hospitalized for refusing food, water<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CENTCOM on Sunday accused Iran of attacking a Cypriot-flagged vessel on Saturday in the strait and launched retaliatory attacks on more than 140 targets.<\/p>\n<p>Iran confirmed that its forces struck a vessel in the waterway, which it said was transiting \u201cillegally,\u201d and launched attacks on U.S. military installations in the Gulf in response.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s attacks over the past week have targeted U.S. military assets in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations condemned the escalating attacks from both sides on Sunday, with Secretary General Antonio Guterres warning that a return to full-scale hostilities would be \u201ccatastrophic\u201d for the region and the world.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear if the U.S. intends to respond to Iran\u2019s most recent attacks on Gulf installations with further strikes.<\/p>\n<p>However, Iranian state-affiliated media reported Sunday that several explosions were heard in coastal towns, just hours after Iran announced retaliatory strikes against U.S. military installations in Persian Gulf states.<\/p>\n<p>The Fars news agency, which is affiliated with Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that explosions rocked the coastal city of Bandar Abbas and the area of Qeshm, another city on Iran\u2019s coast.<\/p>\n<p>The semi-official Mehr news agency also reported attacks on Iran\u2019s Farur island, located southwest of Bandar Abbas. The report added that one telecommunications worker had been killed and two others injured in the strike.<\/p>\n<p>At least 10 projectiles also reportedly struck Iran\u2019s Qeshm Island, located in the Strait of Hormuz.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hossein Amir Teymouri, the island\u2019s governor, said that all the targets were military installations and there were no casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Following the strikes, Fars reported that the IRGC launched a drone attack on U.S. rocket launcher systems in Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has not directly blamed the U.S. for the strikes, and there was no immediate statement from the White House or CENTCOM.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=4028\">Islam has no place in America\u2019s public life<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. and Iran on Sunday offered starkly different perspectives on the status of the Strait of Hormuz, as both sides seem poised to continue a cycle of deadly retaliatory attacks over control of the waterway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,62],"tags":[17,96],"class_list":["post-4033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-world","tag-iran","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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