Trump Weighs New Iran Strikes After Hormuz Tanker Attacks
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- White House signaled Trump is weighing new strikes on Iran as the U.S. demands Tehran reopen the Strait of Hormuz and honor a truce agreement the two sides forged last month before it "quickly collapsed."
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard said on July 31, 2026, it struck two more tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, while Kuwait reported intercepting drones the same day.
- There were no U.S. strikes on Iran overnight, the report stated.
- Press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Tehran of breaking the memorandum of understanding, "shot at commercial ships, and killed American soldiers," warning "Iran will continue to pay until they come to the table in, what President Trump deems, a meaningful way."
- Trump told reporters at Camp David that "we just want to win" in Iran and "we'll be hitting them very hard," signaling he expects U.S. military action to continue for some time.
Why it matters: A one-month-old truce has already produced two more tanker strikes and drone interceptions, with Trump and Leavitt framing the next phase as sustained punishment — "continue to pay" — rather than a single retaliatory hit. Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. forces in the Gulf sit in the line of fire as Trump says military action will continue "for some time."
