Trump Weighs New Iran Strikes After Hormuz Truce Collapses
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- White House signaled Trump is weighing new strikes on Iran as the US presses Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and abide by a truce agreement forged last month
- The US-Iran memorandum of understanding was signed last month but "quickly collapsed," according to the source
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard said on Friday (July 31, 2026) it struck two more tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, with no US strikes on Iran reported overnight
- Kuwait intercepted drones during the latest escalation, widening the geographic footprint of the conflict
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt charged that Tehran broke the MoU, shot at commercial ships, and killed American soldiers
Why it matters: The truce mechanism the US and Iran signed last month has already collapsed, with Iran striking commercial tankers and killing American soldiers even as Trump weighs fresh military action. The Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint for global energy — is directly disrupted, and Gulf states like Kuwait are now intercepting drones, widening the active conflict zone beyond the two principals.
