Missiles produced by Iran’s armed forces are displayed near a row of Iranian flags during commemorations to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution on February 11, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

OAN Staff Sophia Flores 
1:38 PM – Wednesday, July 8, 2026

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that the United States has resumed airstrikes against Iran, acting on orders from President Donald Trump.

On Wednesday, CENTCOM posted from its official X account that the fresh strikes are intended to degrade Iran’s “ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.”

“The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway.”

At the direction of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command forces have started conducting additional strikes against Iran to further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent…

 — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 8, 2026

This comes a day after CENTCOM announced that it conducted a series of retaliatory military strikes against Iran in response to the Iranian missile attacks on three merchant ships that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

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