Trump resumes strikes on Iran, imposes toll on Strait of Hormuz shipping
Trump told Congress fighting with Iran had resumed as U.S. strikes hit more than 170 targets and he restored a blockade and 20% Hormuz toll.
Trump formally notified Congress on July 10 that military action against Iran had begun again on July 7, even as U.S. Central Command said American forces had already carried out fresh strikes on July 7 and July 8 against Iranian targets tied to air defenses, coastal radar, anti-ship missiles, naval assets and logistics infrastructure.
Trump also said the United States was reinstating a blockade on Iranian shipping in the Gulf and imposing a 20% toll on cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The blockade was set to resume Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. Trump told Fox News the United States was “going to keep the Strait” of Hormuz, “and we'll probably run it.”
CENTCOM said one strike package hit more than 80 Iranian targets on July 7, while an additional round on July 8 struck approximately 90 targets. The command said the attacks were aimed at further degrading Iran’s ability to hit commercial shipping and civilian mariners in the strait. The escalation followed renewed attacks on commercial vessels in the waterway after a monthslong ceasefire unraveled.
The Strait of Hormuz is the main transit chokepoint for oil moving out of the Gulf, and the latest fighting has already fed through into markets. Reuters put tanker transits at a two-month low. UN News put around 6,000 seafarers stranded aboard hundreds of vessels, with shipping in the strait at a near-standstill.
The United Nations maritime agency called for maximum restraint and de-escalation, and António Guterres warned that further escalation would be dangerous. On Capitol Hill, the Senate passed a war powers resolution by a 50-48 vote in June, the first time the chamber approved such a measure against Trump on this conflict. The House of Representatives also passed a war powers resolution aimed at halting U.S. military action against Iran.
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