Trump unleashes third wave of punishing strikes on Iran after telling Congress the US is at war AGAIN

The United States announced a new round of attacks on Iran on Monday, hours after President Donald Trump said the United States was “restarting” the blockade of Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.

“We are taking away all their ability to do anything related to the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump said. CBS News Monday evening.

‘And I think we’ll have it all under control in the end.’

This is the third consecutive day of American incursions into Tehran and the fifth in the past week.

“Today at 4:45 PM ET, U.S. Central Command began launching its third consecutive nighttime strikes against Iran at the direction of the Commander in Chief,” CENTCOM said in a statement. he said.

‘These attacks will continue to impose a heavy cost on Iranian forces and weaken their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.’

Iran has insisted on controlling the critical waterway as a new exchange of fire threatens a return to all-out war.

Until now, the United States has said that the strait should remain open to everyone, free of charge, just as it was before the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.

Central Command releases file images of US Navy ships and aircraft operating in the Middle East

Any attempt by the United States or Iran to impose a fee would violate global norms on freedom of navigation and escalate tensions, possibly causing economic disruption far beyond the region.

The new attacks came after Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt: ‘We’re going to hit them hard tonight and we’re going to hit them hard tomorrow – and there’s nothing they can do about it.’

“They have nothing,” Trump added. ‘They have nothing to do except have big mouths.’

The President also claimed that a 20 percent customs duty would be paid to the United States to ensure the safe passage of commercial ships through the Persian Gulf. Details of Trump’s request were not immediately clear.

Trump wrote on Truth Social that the United States “will from this point forward be known as the ‘Guardian of the Strait of Hormuz.'”

He added: ‘The process and formation will begin immediately. Thank you for your interest in this matter!’

The blockade will not come into effect immediately: maritime laws require ship owners to be given 24 hours’ notice.

While oil prices increased by 5 percent, the global benchmark Brent crude oil reached $79.93, its highest price since June 19.

This is the third day in a row that America has visited Tehran, and the fifth in the past week.

Saudi Arabia has opened a new front in the war by launching an attack on Iran’s proxy terrorist group, the Houthis, in Yemen, after Iran launched an attack on five US allies in the region.

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels said Saudi warplanes bombed Sanaa International Airport in Yemen. The group’s spokesman declared that the ‘de-escalation phase is over’ and warned that ‘the attack will not go unanswered or unpunished’.

It was reported that the attack took place while the Iranian plane was trying to land at the airport. An evacuation order has been issued for the airport and surrounding areas.

The Saudi-led military alliance in southern Yemen has been fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the north for a decade.

Tehran says this has already reached the negotiating table and the foreign ministry claims Trump’s memorandum of understanding with Iran has entered the ‘crisis phase’.

Asked about the increasing attacks across the region, Trump told Fox News: ‘We are taking over the Strait.’

The Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf choke point that carries nearly a fifth of the world’s oil, has been a central flashpoint since the war began in February, with markets spiraling with each tension.

The ceasefire collapsed last week when Iran attacked three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the United States retaliated with two rounds of strikes.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks at the weekly press conference

Iran insists on controlling critical waterway as new exchange of fire threatens a return to all-out war

Trump announced the end of the agreement at the NATO summit in Ankara: ‘There is something wrong with them. They are cuckoos. As far as I’m concerned, it’s over.”

US attacks continued this weekend after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth vowed to avenge the Iranian attack, saying: ‘Iran made a bad choice. They’re paying now.’

According to CNN, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared the strait closed until further notice after the attack.

Iran targeted various Middle Eastern countries that host US military bases, claiming responsibility for attacks in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar.

U.S. Central Command said some of the targets attacked by U.S. forces included missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, ammunition storage facilities, communications networks and coastal surveillance locations.

A spokesman added that President Trump directed the attacks “to disrupt Iran’s ability to attack civilian sailors and commercial ships freely transiting the strait.”

Iran had said that the strait was closed ‘given the instability caused by the unlawful intervention of outside parties’.

The regime added that the waterway would be closed ‘until further notice and until the US regional intervention ends’ and that ‘no ships or marine vessels will be allowed to pass’.

Iran said on Saturday it had struck US facilities at Jordan’s Prince Hassan Air Base, claiming to have destroyed a command center and drone hangars.

Washington denied the regime’s claim, and a US official stated that no Americans were injured and no serious damage occurred.

Jordan said it shot down four missiles and that the three that crashed caused only minor damage.