07/14/2026
US & Iran Trade Heavy Strikes Over Strait of Hormuz 🚨
The Middle East is on a knife-edge as a direct military conflict between the United States and Iran explodes over control of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital chokepoint accounting for nearly 20% of the world's crude oil trade. Following three consecutive nights of US airstrikes hitting multiple regions inside Iran—including Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Abadan, and Mahshahr—Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) retaliated by launching missiles and drones at American military facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan. Amid the chaos, commercial shipping has been heavily targeted, with a tanker recently hit by a missile near Oman and another strike on Emirati supertankers that left an Indian crew member dead, prompting New Delhi to summon Iran’s deputy ambassador. As Iranian military officials vow to defend the waterway "until their last breath", Donald Trump has notified Congress of his intention to continue "defensive" strikes while proposing a plan to take over the strait and charge passing vessels a 20% protection fee—a move Brazilian President Lula da Silva condemned as "piracy". With London designating the IRGC a terrorist organization and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) warning all commercial flights to avoid the airspace over the region, international powers like China are urgently calling for a peaceful settlement to restore safe transit.
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