Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz.
On Saturday, the U.S. wanted the Iranian government to make a public statement that the Strait of Hormuz is open for ships. Instead, Iran reportedly fired on a commercial ship in the Strait, according to Axios.
⚠ IRAN CLOSES STRAIT OF HORMUZ — REUTERS
— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) July 11, 2026
The news follows as Trump called off the cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran.
Why it matters: U.S. officials said they demanded Iran to issue on Saturday an announcement that the strait is open and there will be no attacks on ships. Instead it got this👇 https://t.co/ueMM7iOmLM
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) July 11, 2026
IRGC fired a missile at a commercial cargo ship that tried to pass through the strait of Hormuz, U.S. official says. Ship was hit and suffered heavy damage
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) July 11, 2026
Iran's IRGC navy says Strait of Hormuz closed until further notice, state media reports https://t.co/bg7elJAuAO https://t.co/bg7elJAuAO
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 11, 2026
The U.S. has launched a third round of strikes this week, the U.S. Central Command posted on social media on Saturday afternoon.
At 7:15 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching the third round of strikes this week against Iran after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces blatantly attacked M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. A civilian crew…
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 11, 2026
Following the IRGC’s announcement of the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the IRGC firing on a commercial vessel, we can expect U.S retaliatory strikes in the coming hours and days. pic.twitter.com/RqP60ZgNFc
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) July 11, 2026
Iran's IRGC navy says Strait of Hormuz is closed after firing on container ship, warns of 'severe' retaliation https://t.co/1FE9UQwW0g pic.twitter.com/GdlZ3zCtmz
— New York Post (@nypost) July 11, 2026
🚨 JUST IN: Iran has just STRUCK a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz after President Trump's warnings against it — Axios
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 11, 2026
Iran is claiming to CLOSE the Strait.
Iran should PREPARE FOR FAFO 🔥
47 will NOT take any more bullsht from the gay ayatollah and the mullahs. pic.twitter.com/GDCf5CaMRK
Last night, President Donald Trump said that “1000 Missiles" are aimed at Iran in case it assassinates him.