Trump Authorizes Dozens of Iran Strikes, Targets 1 Nuclear Site and Reimposes Hormuz Blockade
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Updated · Rolling Stone · Jul 14
Trump Authorizes Dozens of Iran Strikes, Targets 1 Nuclear Site and Reimposes Hormuz Blockade
3 articles · Updated · Rolling Stone · Jul 14
Summary
Dozens of U.S. strikes across Iran marked a sharp escalation, with Trump also saying Washington would hit the Iranian nuclear site known as Pickaxe Mountain.
Two U.S. sea drones struck an Iranian naval maintenance facility on Sunday after Iran fired missiles at U.S. bases around the Persian Gulf.
Trump then declared the U.S. was reinstating the Iranian blockade while insisting the Strait of Hormuz would remain open, and said America should collect a 20% fee on cargo moving through the waterway.
The widening campaign carries a large financial cost: Moody’s estimated the war at about $130 billion by mid-June, while reporting cited roughly $21 billion in munitions used since late February.
The latest strikes deepen a conflict centered on Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear program, with no clear end point despite repeated ceasefire and negotiation claims.