ABC News⁠99%

US launches new wave of airstrikes on Iran ⁠95%

7/12/2026, 5:15:28 PM

Topics: Video
Keywords: Youtube

BS Summary: This video contains 23 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Appeal to Authority, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 38.8% saturation with 111 hits. Analysis detected 874 faulty-reasoning hits from 286 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 90.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠95% (1,288 of 21,887 videos). This video is worse (more manipulative) than 94.10% of the video peer group.

Now to the escalation of strikes between 
the US and Iran as both sides try to control the Strait of Hormuz. The US launched yet another round of strikes. 
Here's ABC senior White House correspondent Selina Wang. 
>> Tonight, the US-Iran ceasefire breaking down as both sides unleash attacks in a 
fight to control the Strait of Hormuz. 
These fresh attacks amid mixed messaging over the world's most important waterway. 
Hours after the US launched a large-scale attack, striking 140 military targets in Iran. 
Iran retaliating, targeting several Gulf nations. 
Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar all intercepting incoming fire. Qatar says three people, including a child, were injured by shrapnel. 
Tonight, the US launching yet another round of strikes on Iran. A US official saying they're meant to degrade Iran's ability to hit commercial shipping. 
The US blaming Iran for those continued attacks on ships in the strait. 
US officials had expected Iran to publicly commit to stop attacking ships in the strait after weekend negotiations in Oman. 
But instead, Iran says it opened fire after several ships used unapproved routes and ignored warnings from its navy. 
And now declaring it's closing the strait until the end of American interventions in this region. 
But tonight, President Trump insisting the critical waterway remains open. 
>> It's open. We bombed the hell out of them last night. 
>> And Lindsey, President Trump is also claiming that Iran agreed to a deal during those talks in Oman yesterday, 
but Iran hasn't said anything about that. Instead, Iran continues to use the Strait of Hormuz as leverage in these talks. 
talks. Lindsey, Selina Wang from the White House for us. Thank you. 
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