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U.S. Launches Fresh Strikes on Iran to Protect Shipping in Strait of Hormuz 62%

By Scott McClallen31%

7/12/2026, 5:36:00 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 7 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Ad Hominem, and Indoctrination, with Politically Right Leaning Bias as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 46 hits. Analysis detected 152 faulty-reasoning hits from 564 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 58.9% and a BS Rank of 62% (5,665 of 14,814 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 61.80% of the article peer group.

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The U.S. has launched fresh strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. on Sunday, the U.S. 
Central Command posted on social media. 
The strikes followed Iran attack ing a commercial ship on Saturday and claimed that the Strait of Hormuz had been shut. 
“At 5 p.m. 
ET today, U.S. 
Central Command forces began launching more strikes against Iran to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz. 
The Commander in Chief has directed the strikes to hold Iranian forces accountable.” 
At 5 p.m. 
ET today, U.S. 
Central Command forces began launching more strikes against Iran to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz. 
The Commander in Chief has directed the strikes to hold Iranian… 
 U.S. 
Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 12, 2026 
BREAKING: U.S. 
Central Command says it has launched another round of strikes against Iran, targeting its ability to threaten civilian shipping in the Strait of Hormuz under orders from President Trump. pic.twitter.com/0DQAaglhbI 
 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 12, 2026 
NEW!!! 
U.S. forces launch new strikes against Iran to protect shipping, CENTCOM says 👇 https://t.co/DoTDkRrXqi 
 Alex Raufoglu (@ralexdc) July 12, 2026 
CENTCOM refuted fake news from the Iranian state media that claimed Iran had killed four U.S. service members in a strike in Kuwait. 
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION 
TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT 
🚫 CLAIM: Iranian propaganda claimed today that three American service members were killed in Kuwait by strikes from Iran. 
FALSE. 
 TRUTH: There are zero reports of U.S. service member deaths or injuries in the region. 
All personnel are accounted for. pic.twitter.com/9RZCN7puWT 
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564 words analyzed.

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U.S. Central Command

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