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U.S. announces more strikes on Iran over Strait of Hormuz 23%
By NBCNews.com22%
7/13/2026, 9:44:38 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 1 faulty reasoning type, including Ad Hominem, with Ad Hominem as the most egregious example at 1.5% saturation with 15 hits. Analysis detected 15 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,026 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 36.3% and a BS Rank of 23% (11,873 of 15,282 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 77.70% of the article peer group.
President Trump said that the United States will blockade Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and charge ships 20% for safe passage.
Central Command announced that the U.S. has commenced strikes on Iran for the third straight night.
NBC News' Courtney Kube reports.
FOLLOW ON THIS ONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE UPDATES AND VERY MUCH FOR THE UPDATES AND KEEP US POSTED AS THIS PROCESS KEEP US POSTED AS THIS PROCESS MOVES FORWARD.
APPRECIATE IT.
MOVES FORWARD.
APPRECIATE IT.
ALSO NEW TONIGHT WE ARE LESS ALSO NEW TONIGHT WE ARE LESS THAN 24 HOURS AWAY FROM THE THAN 24 HOURS AWAY FROM THE U.S.
RESTARTING THAT BLOCKADE U.S.
RESTARTING THAT BLOCKADE ON IRANIAN PORTS.
THIS IS A BIG ON IRANIAN PORTS.
THIS IS A BIG ESCALATION, AND IT COMES AS ESCALATION, AND IT COMES AS WE’RE GETTING YET ANOTHER WE’RE GETTING YET ANOTHER WARNING FROM THE PRESIDENT.
WARNING FROM THE PRESIDENT.
GUESS WHAT.
MORE STRIKES HE GUESS WHAT.
MORE STRIKES HE SAYS ARE COMING TONIGHT.
LISTEN SAYS ARE COMING TONIGHT.
LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAID IN JUST THE TO WHAT HE SAID IN JUST THE LAST MAYBE 60 MINUTES.
LAST MAYBE 60 MINUTES.
WE’RE GOING TO HIT THEM VERY WE’RE GOING TO HIT THEM VERY HARD TONIGHT.
AND WE’RE GOING HARD TONIGHT.
AND WE’RE GOING TO HIT THEM HARD TOMORROW.
AND TO HIT THEM HARD TOMORROW.
AND THERE’S NOT A THING THEY CAN DO THERE’S NOT A THING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT.
THEY HAVE NOTHING.
ABOUT IT.
THEY HAVE NOTHING.
THEY HAVE NOTHING GOING OTHER THEY HAVE NOTHING GOING OTHER THAN THEY HAVE BIG MOUTHS.
THAN THEY HAVE BIG MOUTHS.
IT COMES AS U.S.
CENTRAL COMMAND SAYS ITS FORCES WILL BLOCK SHIPS AGAIN STARTING AT 4:00 EASTERN TIME TOMORROW.
THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED THAT BLOCKADE EARLIER TODAY.
REMEMBER, WE HAVEN’T BEEN IN THIS POSITION LIKE THERE HASN’T BEEN THIS KIND OF THING FOR A LITTLE BIT.
HE SAYS THAT THE U.S.
THAT AMERICA IS THE GUARDIAN OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, AND HE SAYS THE U.S.
IS GOING TO GET A CUT, REIMBURSED 20% ON CARGO THAT COMES THROUGH IT.
PRESIDENTS THREATENING MORE ATTACKS AFTER BOTH SIDES EXCHANGED STRIKES OVER THE WEEKEND.
YOU’RE SEEING SOME VIDEO OF THAT HERE.
CENTRAL COMMAND SAYING IT HIT MULTIPLE IRANIAN NAVAL AND MISSILE SITES.
THE BACK AND FORTH.
GUESS WHAT.
SENDING OIL PRICES SPIKING BACK UP TODAY.
U.S.
INTERNATIONAL CRUDE SURGING SOMETHING LIKE 10% ON THE INTERNATIONAL SIDE.
THAT’S THE BIGGEST ONE DAY SPIKE WE’VE SEEN SINCE THE WAR BEGAN.
LET ME BRING IN COURTNEY KUBE, WHO’S JOINING US NOW.
WELL, THIS WAS A DAY YOU GOT THE BLOCKADES BACK, AND NOW HE’S GOING TO STRIKE AGAIN TONIGHT.
WHAT’S GOING ON?
YEAH.
SO THE BLOCKADES.
NOT SURPRISING ACTUALLY.
WE’VE BEEN KIND OF IT’S BEEN ON THE TABLE FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW.
AND THAT’S BECAUSE IT DID WORK IN MANY WAYS IN STOPPING IRAN FROM GETTING OIL IN AND OUT OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
THE STRIKES TONIGHT.
I THINK THAT’S WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO BE WATCHING FOR, THOUGH, HALLIE, BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT LOOKS SOMETIMES HE HAS THIS BLUSTER AND THIS BRAVADO IN HIS COMMENTS.
BUT AT THIS POINT, THE U.S.
MILITARY HAS TAKEN A LOT OF STRIKES AGAINST COASTAL FACILITIES AND SITES AROUND THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
AND NOW THERE IS THE REAL POSSIBILITY THAT THE U.S.
COULD EXPAND THAT OUT AND START GOING AFTER LOCATIONS THAT ARE FURTHER INSIDE THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, AND POTENTIALLY AFTER ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS, THINGS LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND MAYBE, AS HE IS EVEN THREATENED, GOING AFTER NUCLEAR FACILITIES.
I’M DOING SOMETHING THAT IS SO ANNOYING.
AS YOU WERE LITERALLY SPEAKING, CENTCOM PUT OUT A STATEMENT.
I HAVE IT ON MY LAPTOP.
HANG ON.
HERE IT IS.
I’M GOING TO READ IT WITH YOU HERE.
I JUST PULLED IT UP.
THEY POSTED IT THAT THEY BEGAN LAUNCHING THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE NIGHT OF STRIKES AGAINST IRAN.
THEY SAY THESE STRIKES WILL CONTINUE.
SO IT’S HAPPENING.
THE STRIKES THAT THE PRESIDENT PREVIEWED THAT YOU JUST LAID OUT, THEY’RE HAPPENING AS WE SPEAK SAYING THAT THIS WILL.
HERE’S THE RATIONALE.
AND CAN YOU KIND OF DECODE THIS AS YOU’RE PULLING THIS UP?
I KNOW ON YOUR PHONE TOO, I’LL ASK OUR TEAM TO PULL IT UP, IF WE CAN, IN THE CONTROL ROOM, THAT THESE STRIKES WILL CONTINUE IMPOSING A HEAVY COST ON IRANIAN FORCES AND DEGRADE THEIR ABILITY TO ATTACK INNOCENT CIVILIANS AND COMMERCIAL SHIPPING IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
OKAY, SO THAT’S THE EXACT SAME JUSTIFICATION AND THAT WE HAVE HEARD OVER A WEEK.
EXACTLY.
THE QUESTION IS, THOUGH, THEY HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF STRIKES AGAINST THESE LOCATIONS ALONG THE COAST.
SO COASTAL RADAR SITES AND A SHIP, CRUISE MISSILES, DRONE LAUNCHING FACILITIES, THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT ARE LITERALLY THREATENING COMMERCIAL SHIPPING IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
AND UNLIKE DURING THE CEASE FIRE, WHEN IRAN WAS ABLE TO MOVE ADDITIONAL THINGS CLOSER TO THE COAST, THEY HAVEN’T REALLY HAD THE TIME IN THE LAST 7 OR 8 DAYS SINCE THIS REALLY TICKED BACK UP AGAIN.
SO THE REAL QUESTION NOW IS, ARE THEY GOING TO GO AFTER THINGS AGAIN THAT ARE FURTHER INLAND?
WE SAW A LITTLE BIT OF THAT LATE LAST WEEK WHEN THEY WENT AFTER A BRIDGE THAT U.S.
CENTCOM SAID WAS DIRECTLY USED FOR MILITARY REINFORCEMENT OF COASTAL FACILITIES.
CAN THIS STILL RELIABLY BE CALLED RETALIATION, LIKE ACCURATELY BE CALLED RETALIATION WHEN THE U.S.
IS CONTINUING TO TO POUND IRANIAN TARGETS LIKE THIS?
THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO CALL IT RETALIATION, BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO SAY THAT THIS IS A RETURN TO MAJOR COMBAT OPERATIONS.
IS IT A RETURN OF MAJOR COMBAT OPERATIONS?
IS IT A SLOW MARCH TOWARDS IT?
BECAUSE WHEN THEY’RE TAKING WHEN THE U.S.
MILITARY IS TAKING STRIKES EVERY SINGLE DAY, WHAT IS THAT NOW?
NOW, I WILL SAY IRAN DID FIRE AT LEAST ONE ANTI-SHIP CRUISE MISSILE AND A DRONE AT A COMMERCIAL SHIP YESTERDAY.
SO THIS IS ALLEGEDLY IN RESPONSE TO THAT.
I’M GOING TO GO LET YOU GO LOOK AT YOUR EMAILS AND YOUR PHONES AND YOUR TEXTS AND MAKE
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