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7/12/2026, 4:44:44 PM
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As the US and Iran trade waves of attacks, tonight a new escalation.
Central Command announcing a fresh round of strikes aimed at stopping Iran from
targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz amid conflicting claims about the status of the critical waterway.
The US earlier said it struck 140 targets on Iran's southern coast using drones, fighter jets, and cruise missiles launched from warships.
President Trump telling Meet the Press >> We bombed the hell out of them last night. They're uh very, very evil and sick people.
>> It comes after Iran announced on state television that it attacked and crippled a commercial cargo ship in the strait for using an unauthorized route.
Tonight, one of its crew members is still missing.
But despite the intensive US bombardment, Iran showing no sign of backing down.
The Revolutionary Guard launching attacks of its own against US allies across the Gulf, declaring the
Strait of Hormuz is shut and will remain closed until the end of US interference
in the region. Central Command insisting the strait is open for transit, but it's unclear if ship captains will risk running what is now a gauntlet of fire.
Maritime data shows just 21 ships transited yesterday, still just a fraction of the pre-war average around 110 ships a day.
Iran says it will control the future of the strait along with neighboring Oman, a demand the US says is unacceptable.
Pakistani officials who brokered last month's memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran tonight
appealing for calm as the Middle East appears to be spiraling back into full-blown conflict.
>> Raf is joining us now live from Jerusalem. Raf, what else are we learning about this latest wave now of US strikes?
>> So, Hallie, Central Command says these strikes were launched after Iranian forces once again open fire on commercial ships in the Strait of
Hormuz. They say US war planes have so far shot down an Iranian cruise missile and one-way attack drone, but there could be more to come. Hallie.
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