{"id":1050,"date":"2026-07-13T07:40:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2026-07-13T07:40:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:40:53","slug":"u-s-and-iran-exchange-strikes-as-strait-of-hormuz-standoff-escalates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=1050","title":{"rendered":"U.S. and Iran exchange strikes as Strait of Hormuz standoff escalates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><div><p>In this article<\/p><\/div><ul><li><span>@CL.1<\/span><span><button><\/button><\/span><\/li><li><span>@LCO.1<\/span><span><button><\/button><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div><button><span><span>Follow your favorite stocks<\/span><span>CREATE FREE ACCOUNT<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/div><div><p>Iran responded to a fresh wave of strikes from U.S. forces by launching an attack on American military bases in several Gulf states, deepening a standoff over the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=1047\">McConnell provides health update after long unexplained absence; says he suffered fall<\/a><\/p><p>The latest exchange casts further doubt over the future of the interim peace agreement signed last month, a deal that had sought to pave the way to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war after 60 days of negotiations.<\/p><p>Iran&#8217;s strikes targeted U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman and Qatar, according to the country&#8217;s state media outlets, describing them as retaliatory measures to renewed U.S. bombings.<\/p><p>Sirens sounded for the third time in Bahrain on Monday, Reuters reported, citing the country&#8217;s interior ministry. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had targeted U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and radar systems in Oman as part of its latest retaliatory attacks.<\/p><p>U.S. Central Command said Sunday that American forces had successfully hit dozens of targets at multiple locations to degrade Tehran&#8217;s ability to continue attacking vessels traversing the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p><\/div><div><div><div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Argus: Strategic oil reserves offer only a temporary relief\" class=\"wp-image-1049\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/12ff3d20d4ae882433e45370a0a3d6c8.jpg\" width=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/12ff3d20d4ae882433e45370a0a3d6c8.jpg 750w, https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/12ff3d20d4ae882433e45370a0a3d6c8-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<span><div><div><span>watch now<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><div><div><span>VIDEO<\/span><span>3:08<\/span><span>03:08<\/span><\/div><div>Argus: Strategic oil reserves offer only a temporary relief<\/div><div>Europe Early Edition<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><p>American forces struck Iranian military air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities and small boats using U.S. fighter aircraft, naval vessels, one-way attack aerial drones and one-way attack sea drones for the first time, Centcom said in a post on X.<\/p><p>The U.S. and Iran also issued conflicting accounts over whether the Strait of Hormuz remains open to shipping. <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=1045\">Graham\u2019s death scrambles troves of policy in Washington<\/a><\/p><p>Located in the gulf between Oman and Iran, the Strait of Hormuz is recognized as one of the world&#8217;s most critical energy choke points. The narrow waterway typically handles around 20% of the world&#8217;s oil traffic.<\/p><\/div><div><div><h2>Read more<\/h2><\/div><div><div><div><div>Trump threatens to &#8216;decimate&#8217; Iran if it tries to kill him, as Treasury sanctions alleged financier<\/div><\/div><\/div><div><div><div>Oil prices rise 4% as U.S. and Iran fight for control of Strait of Hormuz<\/div><\/div><\/div><div><div><div>Stock futures slip after U.S., Iran exchange airstrikes again; Kospi plunges 7%: Live updates<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><p>Oil prices surged on Monday morning as the latest cycle of attacks and counterattacks renewed fears of further disruption to flows through the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p><p>International benchmark <span>Brent crude<span><span><button><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> futures with September delivery advanced 4% to trade at $79.02 per barrel, while U.S. <span>West Texas Intermediate<span><span><button><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> futures with August delivery gained 4.1% to $74.27.<\/p><p>&#8220;The era of one-sided deals is OVER. We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking,&#8221; Iran&#8217;s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday in a social media post. <\/p><p>Ghalibaf&#8217;s comments were posted alongside an image of Article 5 of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, which relates to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.  <\/p><p>U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. and Iran had agreed to continue peace talks, but said the ceasefire established in last month&#8217;s peace deal had been scrapped.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=1043\">Rep. Nancy Mace interested in Lindsey Graham\u2019s vacated Senate seat<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran responded to a fresh wave of strikes by U.S. forces by launching an attack on American military bases in several Gulf states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>U.S. and Iran exchange strikes as Strait of Hormuz standoff escalates - Interstate Moving Experts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=1050\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"U.S. and Iran exchange strikes as Strait of Hormuz standoff escalates - 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