Fired at ship
Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz – Trump’s military reacts
Updated July 12, 2026 – 2:59 amReading time: 2 minutes
Iran no longer allows commercial ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The USA attacks again.
The navy of the terrorist organization Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced early Sunday that it had Strait of Hormuz blocked until further notice. Several ships had previously tried to pass through the strategically important waterway. The USA responded and announced that there was a new round of attacks on the Iran give.
Iran fired a shot at one of the ships, causing it to stall, the Iranian navy said in a statement posted on Telegram. “The Strait of Hormuz is closed until further notice and until the end of American interventions in the region, and no ships will be allowed to pass through,” the terrorist organization said in a statement. The statement added that any “new act of aggression against us will result in a harsh response and new enemy bases in the region will be targeted.”

The British maritime authority UKMTO reported an incident nine nautical miles east of Oman. A container ship was damaged at the stern, leading to a fire on board, it said, citing military authorities. It is unclear whether this is the ship attacked by Iran.
The USA then attacked Iran again, the US Central Command reported on One civilian crew member is still missing. It was not named which targets were targeted. In recent days, the USA has primarily attacked Iranian military installations near the coast. US President Donald Trump had announced the end of the ceasefire.
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