{"id":6561,"date":"2026-07-15T09:40:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6561"},"modified":"2026-07-15T09:40:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:40:06","slug":"u-s-conducts-more-strikes-near-strait-of-hormuz-as-naval-blockade-resumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6561","title":{"rendered":"U.S. conducts more strikes near Strait of Hormuz as naval blockade resumes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/AP26102802553726_a1a420-e1776441443595.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n        <iframe id=\"instaread_iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audio Article\" style=\"display:block\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n    <\/p>\n<p><\/instaread-player><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Central Command (Centcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2077214603713359959\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> on Tuesday night that it completed an additional round of strikes on \u201cdozens\u201d of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and Iran\u2019s coastal region at 10 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n<p>The strikes came after the U.S. resumed a naval blockade at 4 p.m. EDT, with over 20 U.S. Navy warships and hundreds of military aircraft <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/newsletters\/defense-national-security\/5968613-us-military-resumes-hormuz-blockade\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">operating<\/a> in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cU.S. fighter aircraft, drones, and naval vessels launched precision munitions against Iranian missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, and coastal defense systems during the seven-hour wave to further degrade Iran\u2019s ability to threaten commercial shipping and civilian crews,\u201d according to Centcom in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The initial blockade ended on June 18. On <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116913091653271692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monday<\/a>, President Trump announced that the U.S. would be \u201creimbursed\u201d 20 percent of all cargo shipped through the strait. He announced the next day, however, that he had \u201cdecided to replace\u201d it with \u201cTrade and Investment Deals that the various Gulf States will be making into the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday marked the fourth day of U.S. strikes against Iran. The U.S. struck <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/5966550-us-military-strikes-iran\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iranian military targets<\/a> across the country on Monday, including in Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to hit them very hard tonight, we\u2019re going to hit them very hard tomorrow night, we\u2019re going to hit them very hard the night after, and then next week it gets really bad for them,\u201d Trump said in an interview with Fox News\u2019s Trey Yingst on Tuesday night. \u201cBecause next week comes the power plants, next week comes the bridges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Claire Leibowitz contributed reporting.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced on Tuesday night that it completed an additional round of strikes on \u201cdozens\u201d of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and Iran\u2019s coastal region at 10 p.m. EDT. 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