{"id":2627179,"date":"2026-07-09T08:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-strikes-target-irans-ability-to-control-strait-of-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T08:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:40:36","slug":"us-strikes-target-irans-ability-to-control-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-strikes-target-irans-ability-to-control-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"US strikes target Iran&#8217;s ability to control Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-strikes-target-irans-ability-to-control-strait-of-hormuz%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2627179&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The United States conducted multiple airstrikes along Iran\u2019s southern coastline, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >targeting approximately 90 military sites including air defenses<\/a>, missile and drone storage, naval capabilities, and logistics infrastructure. These strikes follow previous attacks and aim to weaken Iran\u2019s control over the Strait of Hormuz. The escalation includes a third wave targeting sites such as the Bushehr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japan-residents-speak-on-magnitude-7-3-earthquake\/\" title=\"Japan residents speak on magnitude 7.3 earthquake\">nuclear power plant<\/a> and infrastructure like a railway bridge connecting Iran to China. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks on U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, and now extending into Qatar, Jordan, and Iraq for the first time as the U.S.and Iran&#8217;s memorandum of understanding (MOU) was declared over by President Trump. Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry condemned the U.S. strikes as war crimes, while the U.S.and Iran have maintained ambiguous positions regarding the status of the MOU, with ongoing hostilities marking a significant escalation since Trump\u2019s declaration that the ceasefire was over.despite the increased tensions, Israel has not engaged in recent attacks against Iran.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States struck targets along <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran\u2019s<\/a> coastline, aiming to degrade its ability to control the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> on the second consecutive day of strikes, with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> declaring the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding \u201cover.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Central Command said that it struck approximately 90 Iranian military targets overnight, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/western-allies-offer-more-weapons-to-ukraine-no-decisions-made-on-tanks\/\" title=\"Western Allies Offer More Weapons to Ukraine, no Decisions Made on Tanks\">including air defense systems<\/a>, coastal surveillance assets, missile and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-iran-just-committed-a-foolish-violation-of-our-ceasefire-agreement\/\" title=\"Trump Says Iran Just Committed &#039;a Foolish Violation of Our ... Agreement&#039;\">drone storage sites<\/a>, naval capabilities, and military logistics infrastructure along Iran\u2019s southern coastline. The strikes are a step up from the 80 military targets hit the night before, with 60 of those taking out Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4640853\/trump-contemplates-assassinating-more-iran-leaders-kill-list\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump contemplates assassinating more Iranian leaders, warns he \u2018may be gone too\u2019 after topping Tehran\u2019s \u2018kill list\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4639511\/marine-le-pen-will-run-president-2027\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Marine Le Pen says she will run for president in 2027 after court rules her eligible<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4640978\/mark-carney-trump-nato-defense-spending\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mark Carney says Trump has \u2018won the argument\u2019 on NATO defense spending<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cU.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal, and prepared to execute operations directed by the Commander in Chief,\u201d CENTCOM said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It included footage of nearly 10 of those strikes, with secondary detonations indicating successful hits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A third wave of U.S. strikes began Thursday morning, again largely targeting the southern coast. The most notable target was the area around the Bushehr nuclear power plant. Conflicting reports emerged in the hour following the attack \u2014 Bushehr Governor Mohammad Mozaffari claimed the city was attacked but not the nuclear power plant itself, while other Iranian outlets reported the plant itself or the area immediately surrounding it was hit. The state-run IRNA news agency quoted local Bushehr official Ehsan Jahanian, claiming the plant itself was attacked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday afternoon\u2019s attacks extended beyond just southern Iran, however, hitting the northern province of Golestan and the northwestern province of Kermanshah. Iran\u2019s Fars News Agency said the U.S. struck the Aq Taqeh Khan railway bridge in Golestan, a key part of its overland trade infrastructure connecting it to China through Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The railway strike indicates the U.S. is moving beyond solely military strikes, now looking to deal economic pain against Iran, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran expanded its response on Thursday. The Guard launched missiles and drones against U.S. bases at Arifjan and Ali Al Salem in Kuwait and Sheikh Isa in Bahrain. For the first time since the MOU was signed, Iran extended its attacks into Qatar and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USEmbassyJordan\/status\/2075171159826379038?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USEmbassyJordan\/status\/2075171159826379038?s=20\">Jordan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pro-Iraqi militia outlets aligned with Iran reported strikes targeting U.S. bases in Iraq in another first since the MOU was signed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry denounced the U.S.\u2019s \u201caggressive attacks\u201d against southern Iran, saying it constituted a \u201cgrave war crime.\u201d Most of the Gulf states condemned Iran for its continued attacks against Kuwait, Bahrain, and others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump ordered the first wave of strikes this week after Iran had attacked commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4641413\/trump-middle-east-allies-netanyahu-relationship\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4641413\">TRUMP SHORES UP RELATIONS WITH OTHER REGIONAL ALLIES AS TIES WITH NETANYAHU SOUR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strikes and retaliatory strikes mark the biggest escalation since Trump declared the ceasefire \u201cover\u201d at the Ankara NATO summit on Wednesday. Despite this, Iran\u2019s government has remained ambiguous on the status of the MOU. The Iranian Foreign Ministry\u2019s condemnation on Thursday complained that the attacks were a violation of the MOU.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington isn\u2019t entirely clear on the status of the conflict either. Though Trump declared the MOU was over, then bashed Iran\u2019s leadership as \u201cscum\u201d and \u201ccheats,\u201d the new attacks against Iran have come in distinct waves, rather than the sustained attacks seen before the April ceasefire. Israel also hasn\u2019t launched any attacks against Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US hits Iran coast targets, ends Iran deal, 90 sites struck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2627180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFRICOM.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42102,3823,38830,57321,57696],"class_list":["post-2627179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-geopolitical-tensions","tag-iran","tag-maritime-security","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-us-strikes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFRICOM.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2627179"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2627184,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627179\/revisions\/2627184"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2627180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2627179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2627179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2627179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}