{"id":6825,"date":"2026-07-15T17:08:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6825"},"modified":"2026-07-15T17:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:08:26","slug":"u-s-launches-new-wave-of-strikes-in-escalating-battle-over-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6825","title":{"rendered":"U.S. launches new wave of strikes in escalating battle over Strait of Hormuz"},"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<\/p>\n<div id=\"content__post--b1b7bfad-000a-4ae9-9759-1c80bc0e0001\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-b1b7bfad\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-15T07:49:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              19m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Price of oil remains over $85 a barrel as war intensifies<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>International benchmark Brent crude oil was still trading over $85 a barrel Wednesday as intensified strikes in and around the Strait of Hormuz continue hampering the flow of oil and gas through the vital shipping lanes.<\/p>\n<p>Brent crude shot up to $86 a barrel Tuesday, a one-month high, after President Trump announced the U.S. would reimpose its naval blockade of Iran&#8217;s ports and associated vessels.<\/p>\n<p>Brent was trading early Wednesday at $85.50, while U.S. benchmark Texas Intermediate was selling for just under $80, both still significantly higher than pre-war levels, but below the peak of almost $120 per barrel that Brent hit at the height of the conflict<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--e349515f-909c-4412-8e99-7f4c8812f315\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-e349515f\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-15T07:26:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              42m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">U.S. military announces new strikes on Iran<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>The U.S. military&#8217;s Central Command announced a new wave of strikes on Iran Wednesday morning, following a seven-hour barrage overnight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The strikes are designed to further degrade military capabilities Iranian forces have used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,&#8221; CENTCOM <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2077338021733478617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a statement<\/a> posted on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The new strikes were announced just hours after the fourth consecutive nighttime assault, with the pace of attacks increasing since President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/us-iran-war-trump-says-ceasefire-over\/#post-update-2849e163\" target=\"_blank\" data-absolute=\"true\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Trump declared the ceasefire over on July 8<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--c0523afb-e94a-4fa3-be25-6921f2d87ac4\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-c0523afb\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-15T07:26:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              42m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Iranian officials report at least 30 killed, 260 injured in recent strikes<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>The latest round of overnight U.S. airstrikes on Iran injured more than 260 people, an Iranian health ministry official said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The comment by Hossein Kermanpour, a spokesperson for the ministry, did not include fatality statistics.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate statement, an Iranian government spokesperson claimed at least 30 people were killed in &#8220;recent days,&#8221; 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