{"id":2902,"date":"2026-07-08T05:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=2902"},"modified":"2026-07-08T05:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:34:31","slug":"u-s-launches-new-strikes-against-iran-revokes-oil-sales-permit-after-3-ships-attacked-in-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=2902","title":{"rendered":"U.S. launches new strikes against Iran, revokes oil sales permit after 3 ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The U.S. military attacked Iran early Wednesday after it said Tehran struck three ships\u00a0in the Strait of Hormuz, part of an American effort that also revoked the Islamic Republic’s ability to openly sell crude oil in the world market.<\/p>\n

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Iran immediately warned Washington it would \u201ctake whatever measures it deems necessary,” raising the risks that an interim agreement in the war halting fighting could break down, putting the wider Middle East again at risk of a wider conflict. Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, sounded its missile alert sirens Wednesday morning after the American attack on Iran.<\/p>\n

The attacks on shipping and the resulting strikes on Iran came during the dayslong funeral for Iran\u2019s\u00a0Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed Feb. 28 in the war’s first moments at age 86. The funeral, which ends Thursday, had been thought to be a period of lower tensions \u2014 though mourners have repeatedly called for the killings of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n

Negotiations to reach a final deal had been due to start after Khamenei’s burial and focus on the toughest matters, including\u00a0fully reopening the strait\u00a0and rolling back\u00a0Tehran\u2019s disputed nuclear program. But the new attacks threw that into question.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe era of bullying and extortion is over,\u201d Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf wrote on X. \u201cIt leads nowhere. We don\u2019t fold.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overnight US strikes target Iran<\/h4>\n

The U.S. military’s Central Command said American forces launched the strikes \u201cto impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway.\u201d<\/p>\n

It said it hit Iranian targets including air defense systems, radars and over 60 small boats used by Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. Those boats have been key in harassing ships in the strait.<\/p>\n

The U.S. military remains \u201cpostured and prepared to hold Iran accountable when the agreement is not adhered to or obeyed,\u201d it added, saying this round of attacks had ended.<\/p>\n

Iran acknowledged the strikes, but offered no word on any losses. Iranian state media reported the sound of explosions in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm and Sirik.<\/p>\n

Iran’s central military command warned it \u201cwill respond decisively to this aggression and terrorist act.”<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder no circumstances will (the Iranian armed forces) allow interference in the affairs of the Strait of Hormuz, nor will they permit others to manage it,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

A similar spate of Iranian attacks on shipping and U.S. retaliatory strikes occurred late last month \u2014 which drew Iranian attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait. Wednesday’s strikes also came as Trump was in Turkey for a\u00a0summit of the NATO military alliance.<\/p>\n

U.S. revokes license for the sale of Iranian oil<\/h2>\n

The U.S. also revoked a license that authorized the sale of Iranian oil as part of the interim deal. That had allowed Iran for the first time in years to conduct oil sales openly on the international market for U.S. dollars. Iran long had been suspected of selling sanctioned crude oil at below-market prices to China.<\/p>\n

A U.S. official said the license was revoked because Iran\u2019s actions in the strait were unacceptable and needed to be met with consequences. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to share insight into the reasoning behind the move.<\/p>\n

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The decision came after the strikes on shipping. One tanker was traveling off the coast of Oman when it was hit and caught fire, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said. Iranian state television said the liquefied natural gas tanker came under attack after ignoring warnings but did not directly claim the assault.<\/p>\n