Video footage of U.S. Central Command forces striking Iranian military targets after launching aircraft and cruise missiles in response to Iran’s attack on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz during the week of July 6-11, 2026. (screenshot from U.S. Central Command Video)

US Central Command announced that US forces are attacking Iran for a third night in a row on Monday. 

This is the fifth round of strikes since last Tuesday.

President Trump previously declared that the ceasefire is “over” following US strikes on Iran in response to Iran targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. Trump later said in a statement that the US has agreed to continue talks but that the ceasefire is still off.

On Saturday, the US resumed strikes after Iran targeted another commercial vessel in the Strait. US strikes continued with another round on Sunday.

Now, Trump has ordered another round of strikes, US Central Command said in a statement:

At 4:45 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command began launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, at the Commander in Chief’s direction. These strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

At 4:45 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command began launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, at the Commander in Chief’s direction. These strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and…

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 13, 2026

This comes as the US resumes its Naval blockade against Iranian ports

The President told Fox News earlier, “We’re taking over the Strait. They have nothing. They’ve got nothing. They’re professional negotiators. That’s all they are. I don’t even call them good at it. They haven’t gotten anything. They’ve got nothing from me.”

“But if you look for 47 years, they’ve been tapping people along, Presidents. Every president got tapped along, didn’t do anything, and they became more and more powerful,” the President added.

Via Fox:

Trump further suggested in a statement earlier that America will charge a 20% toll “on all cargo shipped, for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World.”

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