US military forces struck Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps positions in the Strait of Hormuz after IRGC forces were observed preparing to launch rockets armed with sea mines toward the critical waterway. The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s daily oil supply. This strike is part of a broader campaign that began on June 26, 2026, when US forces targeted over 80 Iranian military assets in retaliation for Iranian drone attacks on commercial vessels. An interim memorandum of understanding signed by Washington and Tehran in mid-June 2026 to de-escalate hostilities collapsed within weeks, with both sides accusing the other of violations. By late August 2026, the US had enforced a blockade of Iranian oil exports, reducing tracked Iranian crude oil exports to zero, affecting allied nations like Bahrain and Kuwait that rely on the strait for their own oil and gas shipments.
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