Per the same Wall Street Journal report on the opening of Saudi and Kuwaiti bases for use by U.S. forces, the Trump administration is now looking to restart Project Freedom, the operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as soon as this week. The restriction of the use of these bases hampered the U.S.’s ability to provide adequate air support for naval and commercial vessels looking to transit the strait.
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U.S. President Donald J. Trump has said on his Truth Social app that he spoke to the president of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen on topics including Iran and tariffs. Notably, President Trump has said that he has agreed to give the EU until July 4, 2026 to “cut their tariffs to zero,” or U.S. tariffs on EU goods will be hiked yet again.
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Sources have clarified to Israel’s Channel 15 that Israel did not strike Iran.
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According to @JenGriffinFNC, citing a U.S. official, the U.S. did indeed conduct strikes against Bandar, Abbas, Iran and Qeshm Island earlier.
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According to a report from CBS, citing U.S. officials, the USS Truxtun (DDG 103) and the USS Mason (DDG 87) came under intense attack from Iranian fast attack boats, drones, and missiles in an engagement that has been characterized as far fiercer than the past engagement the two vessels were involved in. 5-inch deck guns, small-arms equipped personnel on board the vessels, aircraft, and CIWS were employed to repel Iranian attacks, per reports. Despite claims from Iran that they were struck, neither was hit during the engagement.
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that three U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers came under Iranian attack as they transited the Strait of Hormuz from the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman earlier today. The USS Mason (DDG-87), USS Truxtun (DDG-103), and USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) conducted the transit and responded with self-defense strikes against multiple Iranian missiles, drones, and small craft.
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Following reports of strikes in Minab, Iran, @JenGriffinFNC has said that a senior U.S. official has confirmed to her that U.S. forces also just conducted a strike Iran’s Bandar Kargan naval checkpoint.
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Iranian state-backed news outlet Press TV has released footage showing Iranian forces launching missiles and drones against three U.S. destroyers during the recent engagement in the Strait of Hormuz.
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U.S. President Donald J. Trump drove through the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial to view the progress of work there and meet with the site’s workers.
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When asked if today’s high-intensity engagement in the Strait of Hormuz constitutes as an end to the nominal U.S.-Iran ceasefire, U.S. President Donald J. Trump said that it doesn’t and that they should sign a lasting ceasefire agreement “fast.”
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