Iran live updates: US 'taking over' Strait of Hormuz, Trump says

 

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.

The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange relatively limited strikes despite the signing of the memorandum and amid the continuation of peace talks, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz the primary flashpoint.

US 'taking over' Strait of Hormuz, Trump says

President Donald Trump asserted Monday that the U.S. is "taking over" the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that he planned to run and protect the critical waterway and get paid for doing so.

"Well, we're taking over the Strait. They have nothing. They've got nothing," Trump said in a live phone interview with "Fox and Friends" following the latest exchange of strikes between the U.S. and Iran.

"We're going to keep the Strait and we'll probably run it. We'll become the guardian of the Strait. Maybe we'll call it the guardian angel of the Strait, and we should be reimbursed for that," Trump added.

The president did not say how the U.S. would be paid, though he's previously floated charging a toll on vessels transiting the strategic waterway.

Trump said the U.S. attacked Iran on Sunday night which he claimed was retribution for Iran reneging on its commitments under the memorandum of understanding signed by the combatants last month.

"We hit them very hard last night. Every time they send a drone, we hit them very hard. But we had a deal. But nobody knows we had a deal. It was a done deal. And then they broke it," the president said.

The president also claimed that there was an 11-hour meeting with Iranian representatives on Sunday and that Iran had agreed to "everything" before later proposing "changes." The president did not specify what changes Iran had proposed. Iranian representatives held talks in Oman on Saturday without U.S. diplomats present.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the meeting.

-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr

Oil prices creep up amid US-Iran exchanges

U.S. oil was trading at $72.83 per barrel -- up about 2% -- as of Monday morning after the latest round of exchanges between U.S. and Iranian forces. Global oil was trading at $77.52 per barrel, also up around 2%.

The national average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.81 on Monday, according to data from GasBuddy -- up 9 cents since last week.

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed in recent days, according to latest data from global ship tracking firm Kpler. Fourteen ships crossed through the strategic waterway on July 12, compared with 24 ships on July 11.

-ABC News' Zunaira Zaki

US-Iran MOU in 'crisis,' Iranian official says

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said during a press conference on Monday that the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran "has entered a crisis stage," following the escalation in attacks over the past week.

Baghaei argued that any points of the agreement Iran did not fulfill were a direct result of the U.S. having "violated its commitments," as quoted in a write up published by the official Islamic Republic News Agency.

Addressing rumors that weekend talks in Oman addressed broader issues, including nuclear talks, Baghaei said that the discussions "were solely focused on the issue of the Strait of Hormuz."

"Our effort was to reach a mechanism in consultation with Oman that would ensure the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz," Baghaei added. No agreement was reached, he said, because of "overt and covert pressure from the U.S. on Oman."

Baghaei said Iran was adhering to the Strait of Hormuz clause in the memorandum of understanding and that Tehran has the right and obligation "to take the necessary measures to protect our security and national interests," adding that the Strait and surrounding areas had been "misused to harm Iran's security and national interests."

The presence of U.S. warships escorting commercial vessels through the Strait, Baghaei said, "confirms the U.S.' insistence on continuing insecurity in the region."

Baghaei also defended Iran's ongoing attacks on neighboring countries, claiming that Iran was only targeting "the bases, facilities, and positions used by the United States to attack Iran, including its logistical and support facilities."

Among the issues still to be addressed in any final peace settlement is the scale and nature of Iran's nuclear program. Baghaei on Monday dismissed the idea that Rafael Grossi -- the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency -- would be allowed to access Iran's nuclear facilities.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule

Kuwait, Jordan report new attacks, sirens sound in Bahrain

Kuwait's Army Headquarters said in a post to X on Monday that the Gulf nation's air defenses were again "confronting hostile aerial targets within Kuwaiti airspace."

In Jordan, the military said it shot down four Iranian missiles, adding that there were no casualties or damage.

Bahrain's Interior Ministry, meanwhile, said in the early hours of Monday that the country's air defense sirens were activated, but Manama did not confirm any fresh attacks.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky and Victoria Beaule

At least 1 dead, 4 injured in US strikes: Iranian state

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Iranian state media is reporting that at least one person was killed and four others were injured in the latest wave of U.S. strikes against Iran.

Those affected were at an agricultural water pumping station in Mahshahr city, according to FARS. The person killed was the guard of the complex, the outlet said.

U.S. Central Command said the strikes targeted Iranian military air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats.

Iran attacked commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz

On Sunday, Iranian forces fired on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz while U.S. forces were conducting strikes on Iranian targets, according to a U.S. official.

The official added that U.S. aircraft shot down an Iranian cruise missile and a one-way attack drone that were targeting the vessels. It’s unclear whether any vessels were damaged in those attacks.

-ABC News' Steven Beynon

US conducts new strikes on Iranian targets, officials say

The U.S. conducted a new round of strikes on Iranian targets on Sunday, a U.S. official told ABC News.

The targets included Iranian air defense systems and IRGC small boats around the Strait of Hormuz, the official said.

The strikes were intended to degrade Iran’s ability to target commercial shipping, according to the official, who said no U.S. troops were wounded in the attacks.

-ABC News' Steve Beynon

Senate Votes on Save America Act

 

During the Senate’s marathon “vote-a-rama” session on June 4, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) forced a vote on the House-passed version of the SAVE America Act.

The amendment passed by a vote of 50-49, giving the measure majority support in the chamber. Advertisement However, because the proposal was offered as a waiver to budget rules within the reconciliation process, Senate rules required a three-fifths supermajority, or 60 votes, for adoption.

The amendment passed by a vote of 50-49, giving the measure majority support in the chamber. Advertisement However, because the proposal was offered as a waiver to budget rules within the reconciliation process, Senate rules required a three-fifths supermajority, or 60 votes, for adoption

The legislation would require proof of U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration and strengthen voter identification requirements nationwide

GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, and Thom Tillis of North Carolina all opposed it.

When Lee later introduced the clean House version of the legislation, Collins switched her vote and joined the rest of the Republican conference in support of the measure.

The final 50-49 tally demonstrated that supporters of the SAVE Act can assemble a Senate majority behind the legislation, though not the supermajority required under current Senate rules.

Vice President JD Vance, who serves as president of the Senate and can cast tie-breaking votes, was available if needed, meaning supporters effectively demonstrated they could secure 51 votes in favor of the proposal.

Iran live updates: Gulf countries under attack after US completes 3rd round of retaliatory strikes

 President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations last month aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.

The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange relatively limited strikes despite the signing of the memorandum and amid the continuation of peace talks.

Traffic is flowing' in the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says

Despite IRGC claims to the contrary, the “Strait of Hormuz is open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway,” U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post on X Sunday morning.

"U.S. forces are positioned and prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available despite unwarranted Iranian aggression, harassment, threats, and arbitrary declarations. Iran does not control the strait,” the post reads. "Traffic is flowing.”

The Joint Maritime Information Center also says the Strait of Hormuz is open but maintains the regional threat level as “severe” as traffic has continued to flow at a trickle in recent days.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' navy announced Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed until further notice and claimed a commercial vessel transiting the waterway was hit and "halted" by a "warning shot" it fired, according to Iranian media.

The statement also said that any U.S. or allied response would be met by "severe" retaliation.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston

Traffic is flowing' in the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says

Despite IRGC claims to the contrary, the “Strait of Hormuz is open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway,” U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post on X Sunday morning.

"U.S. forces are positioned and prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available despite unwarranted Iranian aggression, harassment, threats, and arbitrary declarations. Iran does not control the strait,” the post reads. "Traffic is flowing.”

The Joint Maritime Information Center also says the Strait of Hormuz is open but maintains the regional threat level as “severe” as traffic has continued to flow at a trickle in recent days.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' navy announced Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed until further notice and claimed a commercial vessel transiting the waterway was hit and "halted" by a "warning shot" it fired, according to Iranian media.

The statement also said that any U.S. or allied response would be met by "severe" retaliation.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston

'Keep your word or pay the price,' Ghalibaf says after strikes

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament who has served as Tehran's chief negotiator in peace talks, suggested in a post to X on Sunday that the U.S. had failed to honor last month's memorandum of understanding.

"The era of one-sided deals is OVER. We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking.," Ghalibaf wrote, posting a screenshot of the text of the MOU in which Iran committed to arranging safe passage for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Ghalibaf's post came after the U.S. launched a new round of airstrikes on Iranian targets in response to Tehran's attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps alleged in a statement that was read on state run TV on Saturday that several ships used unapproved routes and ignored warnings from the IRGC Navy.

The IRGC Navy said that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed until further notice and claimed that a commercial vessel transiting the waterway was hit and "halted" by a "warning shot" it fired.

The speaker of the Iranian parliament, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, is pictured at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 20, 2026.

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Qatar intercepts missiles, Kuwait defends against 'hostile' targets in airspace

The Ministry of Defense in Qatar said early on Sunday that the country's armed forces intercepted "a number" of ballistic missile attacks, as the Kuwait Army said it confronted "hostile aerial targets" within its airspace.

Those attacks followed renewed U.S. strikes on Iranian targets, although neither Qatar nor Kuwait detailed where the strikes originated from. Air raid sirens also blared in Bahrain early on Sunday.

"The General Staff of the Army notes that any explosion sounds heard are the result of air defense systems intercepting hostile attacks," the Kuwait Army said in an update.

Kuwaiti forces urged residents to "adhere to security and safety instructions."

Bahrain did not detail a specific threat, but said its air raid sirens were activated.

"The siren has been sounded," Bahrain's Interior Ministry said in a social media post. "Citizens and 

residents are urged to remain calm and head to

US hits 140 military targets in 3rd round of strikes: CENTCOM

U.S. forces completed a third round of strikes on Iran, hitting 140 military targets in retaliation for the attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz earlier Saturday, U.S. Central Command said.

The U.S. struck using "precision munitions" launched by land- and sea-based fighter aircraft, drones and naval vessels, CENTCOM said in a statement posted on social media.

CENTCOM

Targets included Iranian missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, ammunition storage facilities, communication networks and coastal surveillance locations, CENTCOM said.

Overall, the U.S. has struck over 300 targets in Iran in three rounds of airstrikes this week, in an effort to "degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels freely transiting the strait," CENTCOM said.

Jul 11, 2026, 8:23 PM EDT

Hegseth: 'Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay.'

In a post on social media in response to U.S. Central Command announcing a third round of strikes on Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote: "Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay."