Overview
- President Donald Trump announced the restoration of a maritime blockade on Iranian ports and said the Strait of Hormuz would remain open to all countries except Iran.
- U.S. Central Command said U.S. forces carried out repeated airstrikes over consecutive nights inside Iran to degrade Tehran’s ability to attack commercial shipping.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait closed and launched missile and drone strikes that struck Gulf targets and commercial tankers, with Gulf states reporting deaths and injuries.
- Independent monitors reported ship transits through the Strait fell to roughly 20–34 vessels per day as strikes and the revived blockade sharply reduced normal traffic.
- The June memorandum that briefly reopened Hormuz now appears jeopardized and U.S. media say the White House notified Congress that the country is again 'in a state of war,' triggering a 60-day window for military action without new congressional approval.