The naval blockade is back on the table, President Trump announced Wednesday, as the United States continues responding to blatant Iranian violations of the recent ceasefire agreement.
The move would restore what Trump administration officials have described as one of the most powerful weapons available against Iran.
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump is now considering reinstating a BLOCKADE on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 8, 2026
That's ON TOP of possibly seizing Kharg Island, and Iran being banned from selling oil...
SecWar Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon is on standby to unleash FIRE AND FURY
HEGSETH… pic.twitter.com/c5TiEQ1Qa8
"We may put down the blockade," the president said at the NATO Summit in Turkey. "We may put it back, the blockade. And it'll only be a blockade for Iran. Anybody else can have whatever they want. Now, of course, they'll drop some mines if they can, you know if they can do it. But it's hard because we're taking out those little boats now with the same weapon we used to take out the drug lords and the boats coming in by sea."
The move would mark a significant escalation against Iran, which has already endured multiple U.S. strikes after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sought to flex its muscles in the Strait of Hormuz, attacking three commercial vessels attempting to transit the waterway along non-Iranian-designated routes.
Late Tuesday, the United States responded by revoking Iran’s oil license, which had allowed Tehran to immediately resume selling oil upon the signing of the memorandum of understanding, a significant upfront concession granted to the Iranians. That revocation was followed by military strikes on more than 80 targets across Iran. As of Wednesday, President Trump has said those strikes will continue Wednesday night, announcing that he believes the ceasefire is effectively over.
Kharg Island is also back on the table as a potential target, a critical facility that processes around 90 percent of Iran’s oil.
BREAKING: Trump says the ceasefire and Memorandum of Understanding with Iran is officially "over" and adds "we are going to attack Iran again tonight."
— The Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter) July 8, 2026
"I don't want to deal with them anymore, they are scum," Trump says. pic.twitter.com/2UHmpnwGed
NOW: President Trump warns the U.S. could completely dismantle Iran's electrical grid, bridges, and desalinization plants in a single day while also saying America's military may take over the regime's primary oil hub at Kharg Island.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 8, 2026
"We're not attacking at the highest level.… pic.twitter.com/dyTEEhpZsv
Editor's Note: For decades, former presidents have been all talk and no action. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the threat from Iran once and for all.
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